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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

BESWICK, v. To deceive, cheat. [bɪ′swɪk]Edb. 1928 A. D. Mackie Poems in Two Tongues 46:
Though that be sic As micht the beast within beswick Tae think the intelleck is greater Than ocht that feeds and moves the cratur.

[O.Sc. beswik(e), beswyk, besweik; O.E. beswīcan, to deceive. See Swick.]

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