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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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UNTHEEK, v. Also oontek (Sh.). To strip of thatch; fig. to uncover. See Theek, v.Abd. 1804 W. Tarras Poems 117:
Ragglish win's untheekit barn or byre.Peb. 1817 R. D. C. Brown Comic Poems 168:
His bended back presenting, stands Wi' his untheeked thees.