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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
SPAIG, n. Also spaeg (Jam.). A person with long misshapen legs, a tall, lanky person (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 432; Lnk. 1825 Jam.), also spaigin, id. (Jam.); a skeleton (Cld. 1825 Jam.).
[Orig. obscure. Phs. a variant, with extended meaning, of Spaik.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Spaig n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 25 Nov 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/spaig>
