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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
PISKIE, n.2 An excited movement, with a suggestion of ostentation (Cai. 1966), a flourish.
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