Steeks vs Steeds - What's the difference?
steeks | steeds |
(steek)
(Scotland) A stitch.
*1934 , (Lewis Grassic Gibbon), Grey Granite'', Polygon 2006 (''A Scots Quair ), p. 565:
*:Ake Ogilvie told the tale the next day to Ma Cleghorn, Ma lying at rest in her bed, she'd gone to bed with a steek in her side and as lying fair wearied till Ake looked in.
A set of stitches used to fasten knitting together.
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