Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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FAIRUCH, n. A feast, a “tuck-in” (Arg. 1936 L. McInnes Dial. S. Kintyre 11).
[Phs. a Gaelicised formation from Fair, n.2, 1. Cf. Gael. faidhrichean, fairings.]
