Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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KISSICK, n. Also kis(s)ek; kis(s)ert. A fisherman's tabu-name for a cat (Sh. 1897 J. Jakobsen Dial. Shet. 26, 1908 Jak. (1928)). Cf. Kirsor.
[From Kiss, int.]