scautling-line

Updated: May 19, 2025

There's mony a sweet sunny spot on its banks, an' mony a time an' aft hae I waded through its shallows, whan a boy, to set my little scautling-line for the trouts an' the eels, or to gather the big pearl-mussels that lie sae thick in the fords. But its bonny wooded banks are places for enjoying the day in no for passing the nicht.

Anonymous - Folk-Lore and Legends: Scotland