Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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†SKAE, int. A call to a dog to get out of the way (Rnf. c.1850 Crawfurd MSS. (N.L.S.) S. 78).
[Poss. a reduced form of iskey s.v. Isk. Crawfurd may have misunderstood the orig. meaning of coaxing (a dog) to come.]
