Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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ROOKIT, n. A ball of minced meat or fish mixed with breadcrumbs, a rissole (Dmf. 1899 Country Schoolmaster (Wallace) 352).
[? A corruption of Eng., Fr. croquette, id.]
