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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1595-1666
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Creik, Creick, n. [e.m.E. creick (1571), creke, var. of crike Crike.] a. A cleft. b. A creek. — 1595 Duncan Appendix.
Crepido, a creik 1636 Maxwell Stuart Mun. 35.
The Hollanders busches … retraitis in tym of storme to … creikes and harboreis in Orknay 1666 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. II. 181.
The west seas … isles therof. great and small loches and creickes
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