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Quotation dates: 1887-1890
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¶GUCK, n. Variant form of duck.Ayr. 1887 J. Service Dr Duguid 219:
A bilchy bit lassock, ye ken, juist like that thing there, — sittin' glowerin' up in her face like a guck hearkenin' tae thunner.Ayr. 1890 J. Service Notandums 29–30:
Warslin' awa in a corner wi' the teuch leg o' a guck.
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