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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

SKEET, n.4 The pollack, Gadus pollachius (ne.Sc. 1903 G. Sim Fauna of “Dee” 238). Comb. skitapiltek, a coal-fish between four and five years old (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)). See Piltock. [skit]Inv. 1911 Buchan Obs. (10 April 1962) 7:
There's sea-dogs, an' skeets, an' blovers.

[Orig. uncertain. Phs. from Skeet, v.1, from its quick motions in the water.]

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