Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1901, 1952
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PICKIE, n. Also picky. The young of the coalfish or saithe, Gadus virens (Uls. 1880 Patterson Gl.; Ayr. 1965), any small fry of fish. Also in forms pickock (Patterson). picken, id. Cf. Picker, n., 6.Ags. 1901 Chambers's Jnl. (26 Oct.) 753:
Large shoals of young saithe, sillocks, pickens, . . . continually infested the reef.Ags. 1952 Scots Mag. (Feb.) 358:
There are others — "monks" and "inks," "greybacks," "poodlies and pickens" and "congers."
