Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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†SPERREK, n. A tall thin person (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)).
[Dim. form, with fig. extension, of Norw. dial., O.N. sperra, a spar, rafter.]
