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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1925-1928, 1995
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EXACK, adj., adv. Gen.Sc. form of Eng. exact; see P.L.D. §63.2. [ɛg′zɑk]
I. adj.Lth. 1925 C. P. Slater Marget Pow 197:
Rab Thamson tellt me that naething less than the exack day and the exack month 'ull satisfee them — set them up!
II. adv. Usu. Exact, exactly (Sh., Ork., Bnff., Abd., Ags., Fif., Arg., Ayr., Dmf., Rxb. 2000s).Ayr. 1928 J. Carruthers Man Beset i. iii.:
What way exack does Sarah come into this?wm.Sc. 1995 Alan Warner Morvern Callar 9:
After four hours exact I tanked it up the canteen.
