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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1773-1821
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†EISTACK, Eestick, n. Also eastack (Sc. 1787 W. Taylor Sc. Poems 56); eistach. “Something rare, singular, or surprising; that which arrests the eye” (Sc. 1808 Jam., ee-stick, eistack); “a daintv” (Abd. 1825 Jam.2, eestick).Edb. 1773 R. Fergusson Poems (1925) 57–58:
Ah! willawins, for Scotland now, Whan she maun stap ilk birky's mow Wi' eistacks, grown as 'tware in pet In foreign land, or green-house het.Sc. 1821 Scots Mag. (April) 352:
Gin ye wad be as guid as to gie an inkling o' your min' nows-an-tans, I waud glaum at it like a cadger at an eistach.
