Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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†BRINKIE, Brinkum, n. “A comely person of a lively disposition” (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 16). [′brɪŋki]
[Phs. from Brin, n.2, a beam, a flash, influenced by Brinkie-brow,n.]
