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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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MEEK, adj. Sh. usage: in comb. meek-tasted, pleasant or mild flavoured (Sh. 1962). In this sense now obs. in Eng.Sh. 1897 Shetland News (30 Oct.):
Dey're nae tattie sae meek taestit is da anes 'at's grown aside wirsels.
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