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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
LEEGEESE, n.pl. Sea barnacles (Ork. 1929 Marw.). [′ligis]
[Appar. an aphetic form of Slykees, id. That these turned into barnacle geese is a well-known superstition.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Leegeese n. pl.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 1 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/leegeese>
