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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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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.
HACKSEY-LOOKED, adj.comb. Also hakset, haksi(-leukin). Of one's features: scarred, pitted as if with smallpox, gruff, coarse (Ork. 1825 Jam.; Sh., Ork. 1866 Edm. Gl.; Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), Sh.10 1956).
[Cf. Norw. haksa, to hack carelessly, and Hack, n.1, v.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Hacksey-looked adj. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 7 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/hackseylooked>
