Part 821 (1/2)
_To_ STEIK, STEKE, _v. a._
1. To pierce with a sharp instrument.
_Barbour._
A. S. _stic-an_, Teut _stick-en_, pungere.
2. To st.i.tch, S.
_Douglas._
Su. G. _stick-a_, acu pingere.
3. To fix, to fasten.
_Douglas._
Germ. _steck-en_, Teut. _stick-en_, figere.
~Steik~, ~Steek~, ~Styk~, _s._
1. The act of st.i.tching with a needle, S.
_Ferguson._
2. The threads in sewed work.
_Burns._
3. A small portion of work, S.
_N. Burne._
4. _To the steeks_, completely.
_A. Doug._
To STEIK, _v. a._
1. To shut, to close, S.
_Douglas._
2. To stop, to choke up.