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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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†TCHARNICAN, n. A cake or bannock baked on May-day and given to children to eat with a May-day egg. The cake throughout its preparation and distribution was never allowed to leave the baker's hands except to be toasted (Rs. 1894 Trans. Bch. Field Club III. 151). Gael. [′tʃɑrnəkən]
[Gael. deàrnagan, id., < deàrn, the palm of the hand.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Tcharnican n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 8 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/tcharnican>
