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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1985
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SUSPECK, v. Gen.Sc. form of Eng. suspect (Edb. 1828 D. M. Moir Mansie Wauch xviii.; Ayr. 1838 J. Morrison M'Ilwham Papers 10; Bwk. 1942 Wettstein). See P.L.D. §63.2. [səs′pɛk]wm.Sc. 1985 Liz Lochhead Tartuffe 18:
But Ah've since heard he gambles, is a bit o' a drinker
And, Ah suspeck, an atheistical free thinker -
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