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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Smaikr(i)e, n. [Smaik n.1] Contemptible behaviour; roguery, trickery. — 1573 Sempill Sat. P. xxxix 189.
Thair febill smaikrie I think ill to tell, with luik lyke lyounes, and sa lytill done 1582 Waus Corr. 257.
I haff borne sa lang with his smaikre and hurdom wnpunisit 1584 Sempill Sat. P. xlv 199.
When Holieglass is deid and rotten, His smaikrie sall nocht be forgett
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