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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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BAA-LEEKIE, n.comb. Appar. a babyish word for a pet, a little darling. hush-a-by-baby.Bch. 1874 W. Scott Dowie Nicht 60:
You're not my bunch o' roses yet. Nor my baa-leekie, O.
[? From Ba, v.1 The second element is obscure.]
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