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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quhisk, v. [Var. of Wisk v., or of e.m.E. whysk (1530).] a. intr. To move quickly or briskly; to blow away. b. tr. ? To brush or rub down. Cf. wisp to rub (a horse) down. —a. a1500 Henr. Fab. 1922 (see Wisk v.).b. a1628 Carmichael Prov. No. 79.
A fair horse is soone quhisked

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