Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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FARRACK, Farrack, n. A small mark on the skin; “a wider term than ‘pluke', not restricted to something caused by disease” (Inv. 1900 E.D.D., farack). In pl., swollen glands, scrofula (Inv. 1951).
[Gael. faireag, a swollen gland, a lump under the skin.]
