Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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†SLAICK, n. Variant of n. Eng. slake, a mud-flat exposed by the tide. Cf. Slike.Rs. 1757 Session Papers, Petition K. Bayne (23 Dec.) 2:
Every Man must necessarily have Right to the whole Slaick on Flood-mark opposite, in a direct Line, to that Part of his Estate which stretches along the Sea-shore.
