Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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REISKIE, n. A big, coarse, boorish person, used esp. of a woman (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 143). Obs.
[Poss. a fig. extension of Reesk, n., 1., a growth of natural coarse grasses.]
