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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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DOCKY-DOON, n.comb. “Help in descending from a vehicle” (Sc. 1911 S.D.D., Rxb.⁵ 1940).Rxb. 1904 W. G. Stevenson Glen Sloken 27:
It took Tammas, the porter, an' Dauvit an' posty to gie 'er a docky doon aff the van.