Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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‡PINKIT, ppl.adj. Of shoes: worn down at the heel (Rxb. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XI. 142; Slk. 1965).
[Phs. a usage of Eng. pink, to punch leather, serrate the edge of material.]
