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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1787, 1865-1922
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ELECK, n., v. Gen.Sc. form of Eng. elect, used in all Eng. senses. See P.L.D. §63.2.
1. n.Abd. 1865 G. Macdonald Alec Forbes I. xxviii.:
"But he sent his only Son to die for us." "Ay, — for the eleck, sir," returned the little theologian.
2. v.Ayr. c.1787 Burns Twa Herds iv.:
But by the brutes themselves eleckit To be their guide!Wgt. 1912 A.O.W.B. Fables frae French 102:
They gaithered roon, a new King to eleck.m.Sc. 1922 J. Buchan Huntingtower xvi.:
We've just had a meetin' and I've to report that ye've been unanimously eleckit Chief Die-Hard.
