Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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†SKEEROCK, n. The dregs of a drink of liquor, the last drops, a small amount of drink (Rxb. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XI. 167).
[A variant of n. Eng. skerrick, skirrack, a particle, morsel, small amount, also found in forms scuddick, scurrick, shirrick, id., of unknown orig.]
