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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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HALLIRACKIT, adj. Also hal(l)a-, hal(l)y-, -et, hallie-wracket, hullarackit. Given to frolicking in a boisterous, thoughtless or foolish manner, daft, hare-brained, tomboyish, devil-may-care (Abd. 1825 Jam.; Sh., Cai., ne.Sc., Ags. 1956); dissolute, and so seedy, down-at-heel (Abd.³¹ 1956). [hɑlɪ′rɑkət]Abd. 1915 H. Beaton Benachie 159:
We'll see gin she dee her wark ony better; bit she's a hallyracket deem.Abd. 1928 N. Shepherd Quarry Wood xi.:
His shabby sunny wife, clapping her hands at the antics of the laddies, at heart a halarackit boy herself.Bch. 1946 J. C. Milne Orra Loon 5:
And lang Jamie Lowe, hallarackit and hallach, Gaed dancin' aboot on the taes o' Jean Tulloch.Gsw. 1985 Anna Blair Tea at Miss Cranston's 4:
...a good table at the window with a chenille cover to save it from sunlight and hullarackit children. Per. 1990 Betsy Whyte Red Rowans and Wild Honey (1991) 80:
Ella was a bit hallie-wracket, but a very good worker. Abd. 1998 Sheena Blackhall The Bonsai Grower 66:
Naethin ma hallirackit flatmates wad hae noticed - bit I cudna miss it, nae wi my upfeshin.