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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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CHEERIE PYKE, CHEERY PIKE, n. comb. A tasty morsel; a treat (Bnff.2, Abd.2 1939). Also fig. [′tʃi:ri ′pəik]Abd. 1906 J. Christie in Bnffsh. Jnl. (29 May) 3:
Where whiles the bum-bees made their byke An' herdies got a “cheerie pyke” Amang the geans o' Drachlaw.Abd. 1910 Abd. Even. Gazette (30 April):
Na, bit it [the herding of cattle] wisna a cheery pike fyles.
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