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  • noun A Scotch spelling of eke.
  • noun A Scotch form of oak.

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Examples

  • “Ay; but,” said Saddletree, “that was under protestation to add and eik; and so ye craved leave to amend your libel, and made it thretty.”

    The Heart of Mid-Lothian 2007

  • Arguing against the King's proposal to style them bishops, Melville used great freedom of speech: 'The nam [Greek: episkopos] being a Scripture nam, might be giffen tham, provyding, that because ther was sum thing mair put to the mater of a Bischope's office then the Word of God could permit, it sould have a lytle eik [23] put to the nam quhilk the Word of

    Andrew Melville Famous Scots Series William Morison

  • ` ` Ay; but, '' said Saddletree, ` ` that was under protestation to add and eik; and so ye craved leave to amend your libel, and made it thretty. ''

    The Heart of Mid-Lothian 1822

  • "Ay; but," said Saddletree, "that was under protestation to add and eik; and so ye craved leave to amend your libel, and made it thretty."

    The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 Walter Scott 1801

  • "Ay; but," said Saddletree, "that was under protestation to add and eik; and so ye craved leave to amend your libel, and made it thretty."

    The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Complete Walter Scott 1801

  • The head of the school, the conservative and popular S.eik Abdul-Majid al-Zindani, has been listed as a supporter of terrorism by the U.N. S.curity Council and the U.S. Treasury Department.

    NPR Topics: News 2010

  • Mafia Is Responsible altaf bahi ka kehna k pakistan ka banna eik mistake haih.lolz. ...

    WN.com - Articles related to Zain's Philip Sowah voted 'Most Respected CEO' of telecom industry 2010

  • "I have reservations about the idea, and I have reservations on this U.S. Gen. Odierno," said S.eik Abdul-Rahman Minshid al-Assi, a prominent S.nni Arab political figure in Kirkuk, referring to the top military commander in Iraq, who lobbied for the patrols.

    ajc.com - News REBECCA SANTANA 2010

  • Atom bomb chalaney wala Moqa hi kab aye ga Bharat k her soubey per Jald Sabz percham lehraye ga Pakistan ka eik eik beta dherti pey qurban hoga ..

    WN.com - Articles related to J&K boils: Delhi must back Omar 2010

  • Atom bomb chalaney wala Moqa hi kab aye ga Bharat k her soubey per Jald Sabz percham lehraye ga Pakistan ka eik eik beta dherti pey qurban hoga ..

    WN.com - Articles related to J&K boils: Delhi must back Omar 2010

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  • 1. The liniment used for greasing sheep. 2. An unctuous perspiration that oozes through the skin of sheep in warm weather. --Dr. Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary and Supplement, 1841.

    June 24, 2011