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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Curreck, n. [In later dial. as currack, -ock and currach, -och. Cf. Currell n.2] A pannier of wickerwork for carrying bulky loads. —1664 Rec. Alford 38.
The minister's wife had come to him seeking the lend of a pair of currecks
