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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1900-1932, 1996
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BLAIKER, Blaker, n. and v. Also blecker. [′blekər]
1. n. A puzzle, a challenge to a feat of daring.Bnff. 1900 (per Mry.2):
A'll gie ye a blaiker. Try that lowp owre the burn.Abd.(D) 1924 "Knoweheid" in Swatches o' Hamespun 83:
Nae gumption wis nott the blaiker te clear.Bch.(D) 1932 P. Giles in Abd. Univ. Rev. (March) 103:
Od, minister, that's a bit o' a blaker. A never mizzert an angel for a shoot o' claes.
2. v. To baffle or surpass.Abd.5 1931:
'Twis a fortiggin [fatiguing] job, an' I thocht I'd be blaikert in spite o' rub, rub, rubbin.ne.Sc. 1996 W. Gordon McPherson in Sandy Stronach New Wirds: An Anthology of Winning Poems and Stories from the Doric Writing Competitions of 1994 and 1995 19:
An odd kin o thing happint ti me the idder day; Aa can mak naethin o't; clean bleckert; bit maybe ye can.
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