Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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†DIXIE-FIXIE, n. comb. Ludicrously used “to denote a state of confinement; intimating that one is imprisoned, or put into the stocks” (Ayr. 1825 Jam.2).
[Prob. reduplicative term based on fix.]
