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(Poke-braik,) Poik-, Pok-braik, Polk-breik, n. Also: brat. (Appar. Gael. pòca, poca, poke, bag, Poke n. and Gael. breac adj. speckled, chequered, as in breacan a Highland plaid, tartan, Brakane n.2 But the precise application of the collocation, which is appar. unrecorded in Gael., remains uncertain: ? a plaid; and transf. a wearer of the plaid.) — c1500-c1512 Dunb. Flyt. 145.
Ersch katherane, with thy polk breik [M. brat] and rilling a1568 Montg. Bann. MS. 163 a/2.
Fyndlay McConnoquhy Fuf McFadȝan, Cativilie geilȝie with the poik braik, Smoir ennary cakin trewis breikles Mcbradȝan c1615 Chron. Kings 151.
The careyaris of wictuellis, quhilkis wes boyis callit in Eirsche pok-braikis
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