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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
SLYKEES, n.pl. Also -kies. The barnacle, the crustacean found on sea-timber, etc. (Ork. 1929 Marw.). Cf. Leegeese, sea-geese s.v. Sea, Claik, n.3 [′slɑekis, -gis]
[Appar. a variant pl. form of Slygoose, from the well-known legend that sea barnacles turned into geese of one kind or another. Cf. the semantic development of barnacle from the goose of that name to the shellfish.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Slykees n. pl.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/slykees>
