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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XII).
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Quotation dates: 1504, 1667
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(Wekit,) Weikit, -et, adj. [18th c. Eng. broad-wicked (1797); Wek(e n.] Furnished with a wick (of a particular sort). — 1504 Aberd. B. Rec. I 436.
Candile … the pund for iij d., small weikit and dry 1667 Glasgow B. Rec. III 98.
[Candle] of the fynest tallow and small weiket
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