Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1957
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†GUTRAKE, n. "Provisions which have been procured with difficulty and exertion, or by improper means" (Fif. 1825 Jam.). Also transf. a person with a good or large appetite. Fif. 1957:
"Ye've ower muckle gutrake" means "You've eaten too much".
