Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†FLUKE, n.1 Also fleuk, flook. Diarrhœa (n., s.Sc. 1825 Jam.). [s.Sc. fløk, n.Sc. flu:k]Fif. c.1700 P. Birnie in Sc. Songs (ed. Whitelaw) 128:
She had the fiercie and the fleuk.