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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.

†SMICK, n. A spot, trace, tincture (n.Sc. 1825 Jam.); any small inconsiderable trifle; “a dainty, anything rather odd and worthless” (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 170).Abd. 1804 W. Tarras Poems 23:
Blest wi' a smick o' hame content, I ward skaith o' the moorlan bent.

[Prob. a variant of Eng. smack, a taste, tinge, a small quantity, with altered vowel to suggest something smaller or more insignificant.]

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