Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶ASICK, n. Aphetic form of Nashick, a crab with a soft shell (Abd. 1815 J. Arbuthnot Fishes 30). [By wrong division from a n-ashick.]