JICKERNOUN
1. a walk at a smart pace; a smart trot ...18C Scot. 2. the dandling of a child on the knee ...1920s Scot. VERB 1. to go quickly about anything; to walk smartly ...1789 Scot. 2. to ride or run smartly, to trot ...1897 Scot. 3. to dandle a child on the knee ...1920s Scot. ETYMOLOGY unknown FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1789 - see Example below EXAMPLE "...In sweat and sun how they did jicker! The 'prentice lads brought stoups o' licker." From: Thoughts on the Seasons, &c. By: David Davidson, 1789 SOURCES • The English Dialect Dictionary, Joseph Wright, 1898-1905 • Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish Language, John Jamieson, John Johnstone, 1867 • A Scots Dialect Dictionary, Alexander Warrack, 1911
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