Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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CHEERIK, v. To chirp faintly (Fif.10 1939). Cf. Chirk, v. (4). [′tʃirək]Fif. 1864 W. D. Latto Tammas Bodkin iv.:
At the lithe side o' a whun buss, wi' a nestfu' o' raw gorbets on his knee, a' cheerikin an' gapin' till ye could hae seen doon their thrapples into their very gebbies.
