Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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¶SMOUKIE, n.2 “A species of bird of prey” (Sc. 1882 Francisque-Michel 135).
[The source of this is unknown and the word is not elsewhere attested.]
