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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1825-1866, 1925
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BUCKIE, Bucky, n.4, v.
1. n. "A smart blow, especially on the chops" (Abd., Mearns 1825 Jam.2; Ags.1 1936).Abd.7 1925:
He gid 'im a buckie 'at near sent 'im owre.
2. v., tr. and intr.
(1) tr. To strike or push roughly (Bnff.2 1936).Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 18:
He buckiet 'im i' the back, an nockit 'im our.Abd.7 1925:
Fat are ye buckyin' me for?
(2) intr. "To walk hurriedly and bouncing against what may be in the way; as, 'He geed buckiein' through the fouk'" (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 18; Bnff.2 1936).
(3) Used adverbially: violently.Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 18:
He cam buckie against 'im.
‡3. Comb.: buckie-tyauve, "a good-humoured struggle" (Bnff.9 c.1927).Bnff. 1825 Jam.2:
"A buckie-tyauve in the rockel," a struggle in the porch.
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