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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1935
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BREEKS, n.pl.2 “A term in the game of draughts, used when a king is placed between two men of the enemy and lying to lift both ways” (Ayr.4 1928).Bnff.2 1935:
Ay, I doot it's a case o' breeks; I didna notice that fin I made my last muv.Arg.1 1935:
I had a gran' gem in haan an' then, be haingt, I let him get the breeks on me, an' it wuz only a draa.Lnk.3 1935:
He has the breeks on me.
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