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devel, n. Sc.|ˈdɛv(ə)l|
Also devvel, devle.
[Derivation unknown.]
A severe or stunning blow. Hence ˈdevel v., to strike or knock down with a stunning blow; ˈdeveller, a boxer; also ‘a dextrous young fellow’ (Jamieson).
1786Burns Tam Samson's Elegy iii, Death's gien the Lodge an unco devel, Tam Samson's dead. 1807Tannahill Poems 116 (Jam.) Guile soud be devel'd i' the dirt. 1816Scott Antiq. xxv, Ae gude downright devvel will split it. |