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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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¶STACHIE, adj. Tottery, unsteady on one's feet, shaky. [′stɑxe]Per. 1904 E.D.D.:
‘I'll stop here, for I'm unco stachie yet,' said by a man recovering from influenza.
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"Stachie adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 3 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/stachie_adj>
