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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SQUEAK, n., v. Also squeek. Sc. forms and usages:

I. n. A jocular nickname for a local newspaper, the local “rag”, an extended usage of Eng. slang squeak, an informer, a tell-tale. Gen.Sc.wm.Sc. a.1930 N. Munro Looker-on (1933) 237:
I surmise that every county in Scotland has a ‘Squeak' of its own — the nickname affectionately applied to its humblest weekly newspaper.Edb. 1964 J. T. R. Ritchie Singing Street 8:
“The Squeak” was the old name for the Edinburgh Evening News.

II. v. As in Eng. Deriv. and comb.: 1. squeeker, (1) a small paraffin lamp, from the noise made by its burning; (2) = squeak above (m.Sc. 1971).(1) Kcb. 1897 A. J. Armstrong R. Rankine 20:
The boy was oot practisin' on the melodeon in the stable, un'er the light o' a halfpenny squeeker.

2. squeek-squaakin, adj., of boots or shoes, creaking, squeaking (Sc. 1911 S.D.D.).