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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1808
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GUCKIT, adj. Foolish, silly, giddy (Sc. 1808 Jam.). Cf. Gowkit.Ags. 1808 Jam.:
In this sense it is often applied to young women, who are light in their carriage. A guckit quean.
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