Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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POOK, n. Fermented worts in the process of distilling (Arg. 1948, 1990s).
[Phs. from Pouk, moulting, from the similarity in appearance to the skin of a plucked or moulting fowl.]
