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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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DAKIE, n. A rook. Heriot's Hospital Slang.Edb. 1898 J. Baillie Walter Crighton 95:
“Meenie's Dakies” as they were termed, no doubt because Meenie used to put out crusts or “crockles” to feed them.
[Poss. a schoolboy slang usage of colloq. Eng. dickie(-bird), of any bird treated as a pet.]
