a. Sc. rare. [f. kail, KALE + -Y.]
1. Besmeared with kail.
a. 1605. Polwart, Flyting w. Montgomerie, 777. Pudding pricker Kailly lippes.
2. nonce-use. Having the characteristics of the kailyard school: see KALE-YARD 2.
1897. Academy, 3 Dec., 378/1. It is impossible to avoid the term Kailyard in this connexion. More than a little kaily is the work.