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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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¶SPEEK, n. In tallow-candle making: a rod on which the wicks were hung for dipping (Dmf. 1925 Trans. Dmf. and Gall. Antiq. Soc. XIII. 39).
[Mistake for or alteration of Speet, n., 5.]
