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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BREEKS, Breekies, n.pl.1 “The half-grown roe of the haddock” (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff., breekies); “cod-roe — which is shaped something like trousers” (Ork. 1929 Marw., breeks). Breeches in this sense is given in N.E.D. as obs. in St.Eng. [briks, ′brikiz]
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