An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

2. Broth made of greens, especially of coleworts, S.
Godly Sangs.

Kail-brose, s. A sort of pottage made of meal and the scum of broth, S.
V. [Brose].

Kail-stock, s. A plant of colewort, S.
Colvil.

Sw. kaalstok, the stem or stalk of cabbage.

Kail-gully, s. A large knife for cutting and shearing down coleworts, S.
Popular Ball.

Kail-runt.
V. [Runt].

Kail-wife, s. A green-woman, S.
Cleland.

Kail-yard, s. A kitchen-garden, S.
Stat. Acc.

Sw. kaalgard, a garden of herbs.

To KAIM, KAME, KEME, v. a. To comb, S.
To Kame against the hair, to oppose, S.
Ross.