Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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¶UNSWACK, adj. Stiff, not agile or nimble. Used adv. in quot. See Swack, adj., 2.Abd. 1801 W. Beattie Parings (1873) 6:
I gade o'er nae that unswack.
