Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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HUSTACK, n. Also høstakk, hostakk, hustakk (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)), hustak (Sh. 1914 Angus Gl.). A big, fat woman (Sh. 1957). [′høstək]
[Ad. Norw. høistakk, haystack. The phonology is rather irreg. For the meaning, cf. hey-ruck s.v. Hey, n.1, 1.]
