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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1817, 1877-1921
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‡RACKET, n.4 Variant form of Eng. rocket, a firework, projectile, obs. since 17th c. Used occas. of a missile in gen.Ayr. 1817 D. McKillop Poems 106:
We'll cut the air like fleein' rackets.Slg. 1877 Recent Sc. Poets (Murdoch 1881) II. 223:
They're safe aye frae rifles an' rackets.Per. 1898 C. Spence Poems 158:
Thick past my lugs the rackets fung'd, Hard stanes, auld turfs, and highland bonnets.Cai. 1904 E.D.D.:
Jock fired twathry rackads at him.Ags. 1921 D. H. Edwards Usan 23:
The rocket is properly fixed to the line; the “racket pole” on the corner of the braeface at the other side of the harbour is the storm-tossed ship.
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