Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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†HOAKIE, n. Also hoaky. “A fire that has been covered up with cinders, when all the fuel has become red” (Ayr. 1825 Jam.).Ayr. a.1838 D. Caldwell Poems 27:
Ilk, after ither, his pipe broke ay; They flang their sployckens on the hoaky.
