A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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(Outstriking,) Outstricking, vbl. n.2 [Strike v.; also in the mod. Sc. dial.] An eruption of the skin, a rash. —1699 Seafield Corr. 296.
With a heate in his blood and ane outstricking in his face and body
