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

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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Knak, v.1 Also: knack. [f. Knak n. 1. Only Sc. (in this sense).] tr. To make fun of; to deride, mock; also, to taunt. —c1420 Wynt. viii. 1728.
Bot this Kyng Edward all wyth gawdys Knakkyd Robert the Brws wyth frawdis
c1460 Thewis Wysmen 373.
Thai wyll men reddy scorn & knack, And mak a mow behynd thar bak
1513 Doug. ii. ii. 13.
Fast flokkis about a multitude ȝong Troianys Byssy to knak [R. knack] and pul the presoneir
Ib. ix. x. 101.
Knak now scornfully With prowd wordis all at standis by

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