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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†GAMMICK, n. In phr. the gammicks o' May, the name given to the dull appearance of the sea during the earlier half of May (Abd. 1885 Folk-Lore Jnl. III. 306).
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"Gammick n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 17 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/gammick>
