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Strickman, n. (? Put for straw man a person of no substance; a counterfeit, dummy (cf. OED Man of straw, s.v. Straw n. 2 e), perhaps by association with rick Rek n.2) —a1578 Pitsc. II 274/9.
He was nominat and presentitt be him to be bischope thocht he was nocht qualified thairfoir ȝit be that way the Erle of Mortowne tuik vp the proffeitt and so he was bot ane strickman in that caus
