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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BICK, v.² To weep and sob, to whine.w., s.Sc. 1887 Jam.⁶:
Bick is applied to the short, quick sounds made by a child when sobbing and crying; byke is applied to the long drawn sobs that come after the crying has ended. Hence the saying, “I'd rather see a bairn bickin than bykin.”