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yuky, a. Sc. and north. dial.|ˈjuːkɪ| [f. yuke + -y1.] Itchy; itching with curiosity.
1719Ramsay 3rd Answ. to Hamilton xv, We, like nags whase necks are yucky, Ha'e us'd our teeth. 1722― Three Bonnets iii. 46 While haste his youky mind expresses. c1750J. Collier (Tim Bobbin) Fratres in Malo, Scratching his Yuky arm. 1789D. Davidson Seasons 46 Unto thy smooth'ning tongue they fainly turn Their yeuky rumps. 1867Ramsay Remin. (ed. 15) 86 I'm unco yuckie to hear a blaud o' your gab. Hence ˈyukiness.
1853G. Johnston Nat. Hist. E. Bord. I. 74 If the hairs get into the neck, a youkiness (itch) is the..consequence. |