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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1915
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SWANK, v.3 To cut down with a sweeping or swinging blow, to hack down. Nonce and poss. a mistake for swauk, Swack, v.1, 2.Edb. 1915 T. W. Paterson Auld Saws 95:
I'se wad, I gart the lifters streek their stumps, An' yerk it, as I swankit doon the swaith.
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"Swank v.3". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/swank_v3>
