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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶WEEL-LICKET, ppl.adj. Sc. usage, fig. of speech: smooth, unctuous, plausible.Abd. 1777 R. Forbes Ulysses 31:
He'll suck the poison frae the sair, An' be a noble leech; An' gie the lad a cooling sweat Wi' his well-licket speech.
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