weese allann.
/ˌwiːz ˈalən/, U.S. /ˌwiz ˈælən/ an alleged local name of the skua (cf. scouty-aulin n.).
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1849 Zoologist 7 2393 The common skua is a ‘wease-alley’.
1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 210 Richardson's Skua (Stercorarius crepidatus)... Weese allan (Orkney Isles).
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