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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
TRACK, n.2 Also trak (Sh. 1923 J. Manson Lerwick 301). Sc. forms of Eng. tract, a short printed pamphlet, usu. of a religious nature (Edb. 1886 R. F. Hardy Within a Mile ii., 1901 J. W. M'Laren Poems 68, Sh. 1949 J. Gray Lowrie 92; n.Sc. 1972); sometimes jocularly of a local newspaper (Ags., Per. 1972). See P.L.D. §63.2.
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"Track n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 17 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/track_n2>
