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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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TRACHY, adj. Of persons: stiff in one's movements, not agile (Sh. 1972); of things: stiff to move. [′trɑtʃi]Sh. 1933 J. Gray Lowrie 139:
Da door wis kind o' trachy, bit dey wir a bress kleek apon him it I got a guid yok o'.