Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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FLEUK, n.2 A snowflake (Ork. 1922 J. Firth Reminisc. 151; Ork.5 1951).
[Phs. a variant form and usage of Eng. flock, a tuft, a particle, of wool, cotton or the like.]
