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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1825
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†NEUKATYKE, n. A rough, shaggy shepherd's collie (Fif. 1825 Jam.2); fig. a man who masters another easily in a quarrel (Ib.).Fif. 1825 Jam.2:
He shook him like a neukatyke, i.e., as easily as a powerful collie does a small dog.
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