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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
LEEGEESE, n.pl. Sea barnacles (Ork. 1929 Marw.). [′ligis]
[Appar. an aphetic form of Slykees, id. That these turned into barnacle geese is a well-known superstition.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Leegeese n. pl.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 29 Mar 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/leegeese>