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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1951

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KEEK, v.² To tilt, lean backward.Lnk. 1951 G. Rae Howe o' Braefoot 3:
A pail wad never keek on thae nairrey shelves.

[Phs. a misprint or variant of Eng. dial. keck, id. See note to Keck, v.¹]

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