Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶YUINK, v.2 [jønk]Ork. 1930:
To swallow a liquid in great draughts, to drink thirstily, to gulp, e.g. of cattle at a burn on a hot day. “Yuinkin and drinkin”.
