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The Language of the Scottish Traveller: A Dictionary
By Pauline Cairns Speitel
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meek
noun
a quiet sound made by an infant or pet:
Feart tae mak a meek.
[Afraid to make a sound.]
20-
.
etymology:
perhaps onomatopoeic; possibly a development from English
meek
‘humble, submissive’; attested by
JS
and
BW