"à la volée" meaning in Scots

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Adverb

Forms: allevolie [alternative], allevoly [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from French à la volée (“on the fly”). Etymology templates: {{bor|sco|fr|à la volée||on the fly}} French à la volée (“on the fly”) Head templates: {{head|sco|adverb|head=à la volée}} à la volée
  1. at random
    Sense id: en-à_la_volée-sco-adv-UDnQseEl Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header
     
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