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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Bake, Baik, n. Also: baick, beak. [f. Bake v. Not found in Eng., but still common in Sc. use.] A biscuit, sometimes esp. a thick or soft one. 1523 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 215.
Anent the flour baiks and fadges that cumes fra landwart into this toune to sell 1573 Dundee B. Laws 340.
Ilk baiking of baiks, quhyt or gray, [to pay] three hailff d. 1598 St. A. Baxter Bks. 63.
To baike baikis, or faigis, or bread leawes 1606 Ib. 70.
To caus ane brother baik baikis and cuttit biskett of the quheit and rye quhilk he coift him selfe 1614 Rec. Earld. Orkney 383.
Send to the gudwyf … a doson baikes 1614 Mar & Kellie MSS. 71.
Of breid, callit baikis, 2.800 … at 40s. the hundreth 1631 St. A. Baxter Bks. 92.
That na baxter … sall sell any bannokis, baikis, nor rollis in his buith, except these he gettis service 1643 Dundee B. Laws 350.
In beakine for ane own full of beaks more than justlie may serve for two 1661 Acts VII. 251/2.
Baikes ilk fyve hundreth weight 1686 Irvine Mun. II. 302.
Ane pynt of aill and ane baick