gawlinn.
/ˈɡɔːlɪn/ Scottish ? Obsolete.
(See quot. 1703.)
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1703 M. Martin Descr. W. Islands Scotl. 71 The Gawlin is a Fowl less than a Duck; it is reckon'd a true Prognosticator of fair weather, for when it sings, fair..weather always follows.
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