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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†FESTYCOCK, n. “New ground meal made into a ball, and baked among the burning seeds in a kiln” (Ags. 1825 Jam.). The same as fitless cock, s.v. Fitless, and Dry Goose, s.v. Dry.
[Jam. connects the word with Fastern's Een, on which day cocks were fought and eaten.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Festycock n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 2 Aug 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/festycock>
