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▪ I. paik, n. Sc. and north. dial.|peɪk|
[Goes with paik v.: origin unknown.]
A firm stiff blow, esp. on the body; one's paiks, the thrashing due to one, or that one comes in for.
1508Dunbar Flyting 70 How that thow, poysonit pelor, gat thy paikis [rime aix]. 1571Satir. Poems Reform. xxv. 112 Cum þai heir, þir tuo yeir, They sall not misse þair paikis. 1768Ross Helenore 42 While monie a paik unto his beef they led, Till wi' the thumps he blue an' blae was made. 1819W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd (1827) 48 Ilk clapper gaif ilk bell sic paiks. 1822Byron To Scott 4 May, He got his paiks—having acted like an assassin. 1895Crockett Men of Moss Hags 282 We always got our paiks for what little we had.
▪ II. paik, v. Sc. and north. dial.|peɪk|
[See prec.]
trans. To hit with something hard or solid, as the knuckles, a stick, a stone; to beat, pummel, thrash. Hence ˈpaiking, ˈpaikment, a thrashing; ˈpaiker, a beater; causey-paiker, a street-walker.
a1555Lyndesay Tragedy 378 Nor..Off Rome rakaris, nor of rude Ruffianis, Off calsay Paikaris, nor of Publycanis. c1639R. Baillie Lett. (1775) I. 74 That day Mr. Armour was well paiked. 1807Stagg Misc. Poems (Cumberld.) 94 Weant heame—was paick'd agean by th' weyfe. 1822Scott Nigel xxxvii, If she comes to dunts, I have twa hands to paik her with.
▪ III. paik
obs. Sc. form of pawk, trick. |
