Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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†TOKIE, n.1 A woman's head-dress resembling a monk's cowl (n.Sc. 1808 Jam.). [′toke]
[Ad. Fr. toquet, dim. of toque, a kind of round bonnet or cap, worn by women (and sometimes by men). O.Sc. has towk, a man's tippet or cape, 1505.]
