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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1614
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(Lek-,) Leiking, ppl. a. [e.m.E. leaking, late ME. lekyng (c 1420): cf. Lek(k)and.] Leaking. — c1614 Mure Dido & Æn. i. 290.
The remnant [of the fleet] … neir ov'rthrowne, Thair leiking seames drink in the floods so fast
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"Leiking ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 12 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/leiking>
