Sc. Also 5 faik, 9 faick. [? Shortened form of defaik, DEFALK.] trans.

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  1.  a. To abate, diminish, lessen. b. To deduct.

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1445.  Burgh Records Aberdeen, 18 Feb. (Jam.). Thar sal be chosin four discrete persounes to falk the tax of men that has tholit skath oft.

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1494.  Acc. Ld. High Treasurer (1877), I. 245. Xxviij wolkis; of the quhilkis thar is to be falkyte twa wolkis of the tyme of Ȝowle.

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1822.  Galt, Entail, I. 169. I’ll no faik a farthing o’ my right.

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  2.  ‘To excuse, let go with impunity’ (Jam.).

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1789.  Burns, Second Epistle to Davie, iii.

        An’ gif it’s sae, ye sud be licket
            Until ye fyke;
Sic hauns as you sud ne’er be faiket,
            Be hain’t wha like.

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