Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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†STUDDIK, n. Also stoddek. A thick, stocky, square-shaped woman (Sh. 1897 J. Jakobsen Dial. Sh. 48). [′stʊdək]
[Dim. form ad. Norw. støtte, dial. styd, a prop, post, pillar. Cf. Studdle.]