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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Phisk. Orthographic representation of a Gaelic speaker's pronunciation of Quhisk n. —c 1700 Fugitive Poetry II. xli. 93.
Te man's lang whip … hat her lugs wit sic a phisk Till a' her eyn tid water
