- Auld Reekie
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a popular name for Edinburgh. It means ‘old smoky’ and refers to the smoke from the city’s many chimneys.
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Auld Reekie
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Auld Reekie — (Scot.) Old Smoky; nickname for Edinburgh … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
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