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Quotation dates: 1914-1929
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JAIK, Jeck, n. A large tin mug, a drinking vessel (Ork. 1959), freq. described according to its capacity as a chapin jaik, mutchkin jaik, etc.Ork. 1914 Old-Lore Misc. VII. I. 35:
The men would have their imaginations fired by a glass of whisky. . . . The same cause was doubtless responsible for Willie Aitkin's sudden transport from the door of Estaben on his way home with a jaik o' raw soowans in his hand.Ork. 1929 Old-Lore Misc. IX. ii. 80:
Dere waas feinty a bit o' gless aboot han's, na, no sae muckle is a coop or a peerie jeck, sae da boys teuk sook aboot oot o' da bottle.
Hence jeckfu', mugful (Ork. 1929 Peace's Ork. Almanac 140, Ork. 1959).
[Sc. form of Eng. jack or blackjack, a mug or tankard.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
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