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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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‡FEECH, n.2 Also feich; feecht (Bnff. 1920); fichet (Abd.3 1916); fich. The projecting knob under the bowl of a clay pipe to hold by when the bowl becomes hot (Abd.15 1880, Abd.27 1951). [fɪç, fiç(ət)]Bch. 1929 J. Milne Dreams o' Buchan 47:
Yer bonnie shank sae lang an hale, Yer bowl an' feich as soon's a bell.Abd. 1992 David Toulmin Collected Short Stories 90:
A clay pipe with a fich on 't.
