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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BESWICK, v. To deceive, cheat. [bɪ′swɪk]Edb. 1928 A. D. Mackie Poems in Two Tongues 46:
Though that be sic As micht the beast within beswick Tae think the intelleck is greater Than ocht that feeds and moves the cratur.