Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SKEEG, n.3 The leg. Sc. slang.Rnf. 1935 L. Kerr Woman of Glenshiels iv.:
“Who's got the best skeegs?” the boys shouted. . . . They kilted their skirts as they danced and the men shouted “Go it, Maggie . . . Lift ye'r skeegs, Annie.”
