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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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CHEEK-STONE, n. comb. “A curling-stone played so as to lie alongside of another” (Sc. 1911 S.D.D. Add.). Also used as verb (Kcb.9 1939), cf. Cheek, v., 1, above.
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"Cheek-stone n. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 28 Nov 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/cheekstone>