Terms vs Devvel - What's the difference?
terms | devvel |
(Scotland) A hard blow.
* 1816 :
(Scotland) To hit (something) hard.
(Scotland) To stun (someone) by hitting.
As nouns the difference between terms and devvel
is that terms is while devvel is (scotland) a hard blow.As a verb devvel is
(scotland) to hit (something) hard.devvel
English
Alternative forms
* develNoun
(en noun)- "Weel," said the beggar, "that's the likeliest bit of ony—it will be but a muckle through-stane to kiver the gowd; tak the pick till't, and pit mair strength man—ae gud downright devvel will split it, I'se warrant ye—Ay, that will do—Odd, he comes on wi' Wallace's straiks!"
