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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1879

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†FYEORASKEET, n. An empty sea-shell, decaying fragments of shell-fish found on the shore (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)). Also fig.Sh. 1879 Shet. Times (22 March):
Efter a' der plans it's fa'en inta my haands, an' wha kens bit what idder things may fa' dere tü, an' a' der upmacks may turn up inta a fyeoraskeet.

[O.N. fjara, sea-shore (see Fiorin) + skít, excrement.]

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