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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1828
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¶JERK-PIKE, n.comb. ? The pump-rod of the pumping-engine of a coal-mine.Ayr. 1828 D. Wood Poems 89:
The piston in the pit play'd plash, The jerk-pike it gaed a' to swash, At level mouth.
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"Jerk-pike n. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 20 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/jerkpike>
