Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SECKIE, n. A kind of linen overall jacket worn by foremen in a weaving factory, etc. (Rs., Lnk., Ayr. 1951).
[An aphetic form of carseckie, Carsackie.]