Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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†LOCKERSTRAE, n. Also loker-, locastry. A small pointer, reed or straw, used in teaching children to read or in keeping one's place on the page when reading aloud (Abd. c.1880 Gregor MSS.).Abd. 1826 D. Anderson Poems 21:
I don't preach, but read they say, Dull lectures on morality; An' that I'd need a locker strae My part to keep.Abd. 1831 Aberdeen Mag. 245:
I was accordingly furnished with a Shorter Catechism, and a pointer, or, as Janet called it, a lokerstrae, in order that I might try my skill at spelling and reading.Bch. 1929 W. Littlejohn Cottar Stories 15:
He thought he could sing fine, But first he tint the locastry, And syne he tint the line.
