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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1604-1605
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Nek, n.2 [e.m.E. neck(e (a 1547), of obscure origin.] A move to cover check, in chess. — a1605 Montg. Misc. P. xx. 17.
My hairt … Is keipit under check That nou thair is no nek … For love must haif it mait
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