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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Heuk, Hewk, n. Also: heuck, heuick; hewck, hewik; heuch, hewche. [Later form of Huke n., current in mod. dialect.]

1. a. A reaping hook. b. A reaper. (Cf. Hook n.)a. c1520-c1535 Nisbet III. 262.
Thai sal well togiddir … thar speris into heukis (or sythes) 1567 Kirkcaldy B. Rec. 315.
Ane masar, ane corne hewche 1600-1610 Melvill 24.
My father send me to the smeddy for dressing of hewkes c1590 Fowler I. 225/12.
Dethe … with his heuk draw on my fatal houerb. 1574 Elgin Rec. I. 144.
Sax schillingis for tuelf heukis fie in harvest 1596 Misc. Spald. C. I. 93.
Mr. William Rayes huikes beand scherand his croft, … his hewkis meitts thé passand our the Thewis Briggis 1611 Brechin Test. II. 165.
To Thomas Greig maister of ground for the fies of ane heuk in haruest 1617 Wedderb. Compt Bk. iii.
George Hay … is awin me tua heukis in harvest

2. An ordinary hook. 1617–18 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II. 46.
80 great heukes for the wall plaittis 1621 Brechin Test. IV. 29 b.
Ane gret lyne. Sum small lynis & hewkis 1628 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II. 266.
Thrie cleik heuchis for the waplaitis [1s. 3d.] 1638 Edinb. Test. LVIII. 331 b.
Ane balk, … heukis … with lifting irones 1685 Soc. Ant. LVIII. 364.
A dussan of heuicks, 8 iron stenchells 1690 Foulis Acc. Bk. 123.
To Willie to pay for helping the heuck of my sword scabard