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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
¶STRACK, adj. Strict (n.Sc. 1808 Jam.).
[Prob. a nonce variant of Strick, phs. as an attempt to reproduce the ne.Sc. i sound (See I, letter, 2. § 2.(1)). Hardly a survival of O.E. strœc, rigorous, severe.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Strack adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 17 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/strack>
