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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BESTRAIK, v. Make a streak on. Sc. form of rare Eng. bestreak, which neither the Concise nor the Un. Eng. Dict. gives.Ags. 1882 A. B. Taylor in Edwards Mod.Sc. Poets IV. 314:
The spire o' th' kirk . . . bestraikit the stars o' nicht.
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