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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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CUIK, v. and n. mn. and sn.Sc. form of Eng. cook. Known to Abd.⁹ 1941. Dim. cuiky. Obsol. Cf. Kyeuk. See P.L.D. § 128. [kjuk]Sc. 1912 A.O.W.B. Fables frae French 13:
She gat them weel cuikt, an' she gaed aff in haste To ca' Maister Tod to a supper sae fine.Bnff. 1880 J. F. S. Gordon Chrons. of Keith 71:
“Cuiky” brought “the kindling coal” in a . . . black iron Pail.Mearns 1857 A. Taylor Lummie 3:
[She] leukit douce Afore a limmer ca'd the cuik, That ruled the house.