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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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SKEET, n.⁴ The pollack, Gadus pollachius (ne.Sc. 1903 G. Sim Fauna of “Dee” 238). Comb. skitapiltek, a coal-fish between four and five years old (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)). See Piltock. [skit]Inv. 1911 Buchan Obs. (10 April 1962) 7:
There's sea-dogs, an' skeets, an' blovers.