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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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AIKEN, adj. Oaken. Once Gen.Sc., but now obsol. or poetical.m.Sc. 1917 J. Buchan Poems 63:
But at nicht, when the doors are steeked, I'll sit, While the bleeze loups high frae the aiken ruit.Ayr. 1796 Burns I'll Ay Ca' In, etc. ii.:
She'll wander by the aiken tree.