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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1793
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†CROOKETY, adj. Cooing (applied to a dove in imitation of its note).Peb. 1793 Carlop Green (ed. R. D. C. Brown 1832) ii. 38:
Thinks lang tae see his bees again, And feed his crookety doos.
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"Crookety adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 20 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/crookety>
