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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1899

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SKARRIK, n. Also skarro, skirro (Ork.); skorek (Jak.). A gap or cleft in rocks (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), Sh. 1970); a hollow or dip in a hill-ridge (Ork. 1929 Marw.). [′skɑrək, ′skɑro]Sh. 1899 Shetland News (18 March):
I saw . . . Willie apo du keel o' his back, in a skarrik, a bit farder up.

[Dim. form of Norw. skar, O.N. skarð, with sim. meanings. The skorek form may be rather ad. O.N. skor, id.]

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