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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1600
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Chek, v.2 [Variant of Chak v.2] intr. To close with a snap. —1600 Criminal Trials II. i. 249.
The dore … , sa sone as they had enterit it, chekit to with ane lok 1600 Ib.
Ane galery, quhais dore also cheket to