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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1716
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BLACKISH, adj. ? Fraudulent or ignorant.Inv. 1716 Letter-Bk. Bailie J. Steuart (ed. Mackay 1915) 15:
I cannot imagine what has brought our Skipper to Amsterdam, unless some blackish mistake of his course.
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"Blackish adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/blackish>
