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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1929
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CHACKIE, n. [′tʃɑkɪ̢]
1. A striped cotton bag with running noose at the top, used by farm servants for carrying their clothes (Bnff. 1916 T.S.D.C. II.; Bnff.2 1939; Abd.7 1925; Abd.9 1939). Common in ne.Sc.Bch.(D) 1929 J. Milne Dreams o' Buchan 4:
I'm scunnert o' the toon lads, an' daumert wi' the din, What sorra' ever gart me pack my chackie an' come in?
2. “Sometimes applied contemptuously to the wearer of a gaudy check suit” (Upper Deeside 1917 (per Abd.8)).
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