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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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CONTER-CRACK, n.comb. An altercation, dispute, argument (Bnff. 1930).ne.Sc. 1962:
“Merry go hyne tae ye”, a parting salutation after a “conter crack”.

[Conter, adj., + Crack, n.¹, 5. (1).]