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- quaarlnoun
/KWAA-rl/
natural hair whorl on crown
“Da quaarl aye maks his hair staun up.”
- quaignoun
/KWAG/
young female cow before first calf
“Yon quaig's gettin gey weel.”
- quigganoun
/KWIG-uh/
perennial creeping weed with rhizomes
“Da quigga's aye spredin alang da tattie-rig.”
- quoynoun
/KOY/
enclosed cultivated plot of common land
“Da quoy's fur the tatties this year”