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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1804

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DAUK, adj.2 “Dark, murky” (Jam.2).Bch. 1804 W. Tarras Poems 10:
Fell Death . . . Trail't him aff i' his dauk car.

[Cf. Sh. dokk, gloomy (Jak.), from O.N. døkkr, dark.]

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