blaikenv.
Scottish.
To make pale.
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1570 Sempill Ballates (1872) 50 Paill of the face, baith blaiknit, blude and ble.
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v.1570- to take it on one's death, etc
- to take it on one's honour
- to take it on the chin
- to take it or leave it
- to take it out
- to take it out in trade
- to take it out of
- to take it out of a person
- to take it out on
- to take it slow
- to take it slow and easy
- to take it to the bridge
- to take it turn and turn about
- to take it up the arse
- to take it up the arse ass
- to take it up the arse bum
- to take it up the arse butt
- to take it up the arse etc
- to take it upon one's death, etc
- to take its toll
- to take its wing
- to take joy
- to take keep
- to take keep one's standing
- to take kind