Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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TICKERIE, num. adj. Also tickrie. A word in children's counting-out rhymes, prob. representing the numeral four (Edb. c.1840 Rymour Club Misc. I. 164; ne.Sc. 1881 W. Gregor Folk-Lore 172; Ags. 1920 D. H. Edwards Muirside 223). [′tɪk(ə)re]
[Variant of Methery, q.v., orig. ad. Welsh pedwar, four. See notes to Baombe, Dek, Hecturi, Tethery, and Trans. Yks. Dial. Soc. XII. lxvii. 20 sqq.]
