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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1706

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†KELK CHOSE, n. A light. frivolous woman. Also attrib.Sc. 1706 Short Survey Married Life 14:
Would any but such Light . . . Wag-tail'd Fellows, fancy a Kelk Chose, Idle, Lazie, Loubert, Leeped, Sweer, . . . Tatter-tail'd Baggage.

[Ad. Fr. quelquechose, something. Cf. Eng. kickshaw(s), of the same orig., a fantastical, frivolous person.]

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