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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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†MINSHOCH, n. Also minchak. A young female goat in her second year.Per. 1735 A. G. M. MacGregor Hist. Clan Gregor (1901) 488:
Eight Minchaks estimate at four pounds.Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 348:
Barniewater said, he shot a witch once, wi' a crooked sixpence; she was in the form o' a hare, but whan he drew naur her, she was as big as a minshoch.