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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1650
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Streatching goose, n. (Strek(e v. to stretch and Guse n.1 3 a tailor's smoothing-iron.) — 1650 Rogers Social Life I 384.
[In the inventar of ane burges airschipe] … ane streatching goose [of iron]
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"Streatching Goose n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/streatching_goose>
