Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1845, 1910
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CUDE, n.1 A name given to the butler or storekeeper at George Heriot's Hospital (Edb. 1898 J. Baillie Walter Crighton, Gl.). [kød, kɪd]Edb. 1910 Scotsman (3 Sept.):
The butler [of George Heriot's], a very important official, had the curious name of "Cude."
Comb.: cude's wash, "small beer, occasionally given instead of milk to the porridge at supper" (Edb. 1845 F. W. Bedford Hist. G. Heriot's Hospital (1859) 342).Edb. 1845 F. W. Bedford Hist. G. Heriot's Hospital (1859) 346:
I wasna lang of kemping my pot and drinking the cude's wash that night.
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