Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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FLANK, n., v. Sc. usages:
I. n. 1. Building: a roof valley (Sc. 1952 Builder (20 June) 942). Cf. Flanker, 1.
2. In comb. flank-buits, thigh-boots, waders (Sh.10 1951). Cf. Flanker. 2.Sh. 1928 Manson's Sh. Almanac 188:
Dey dress up instead 'ithin . . . great flank buits, an' dere dey stand 'ithin wir wast loch de half o' da day.
†II. v. To build (a hutch) high round the sides with large lumps of coal to give it the appearance of being full. Pa.p. flankit.e.Lth. 1887 P. McNeill Blawearie 168:
Removing a piece of coal from the hutch . . . he keeked into a large vacuum he had discovered . . . “flankit to the very rim.”Ib. 163:
I “flankit” the boxes a' day to the very mouth.
