Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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¶SPICK, n.2 A large nail, spike-nail. Rare and obs. in Eng.Ayr. 1744 Mun. Irvine (1891) II. 332:
To 13 lib. spicks att 3½ per lib. To 1 lib. 8 oz. spicks.
