Show Search Results Show Browse

Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

Hide Quotations Hide Etymology

Abbreviations Cite this entry

About this entry:
First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

DUSH, v., n.1 Also doush, duish, †dusch, †dish. [dʌʃ, duʃ, døʃ]

1. v. To push or strike with force; to strike with the horns, to butt (Ork.5 1950; n.Sc. 1790 F. Grose Gl.; Bnff.2 1941; Abd.15 1950, doush; Ayr.3 1910, duish; Rnf., Lnk. 1825 Jam.2, dish). Also in n.Eng. dial. Vbl.n. dishins, a beating, drubbing (Slk. 1825 Jam.2). Also used fig. in pa.t., ppl.adj. dusht, struck dumb, silenced.Sc. 1806 R. Jamieson Pop. Ballads I. 346:
And round and round about Dushit him coist and bak.
Sc. 1936 J. G. Horne Flooer o' the Ling 63:
Wild birds hae said their say, And husht An' dusht Is a' their crazy, mazy din.
Fif. 1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd 205:
Not frae the blacksmith's study rush Sae thick the sparks and hammer-flush, As then did devel, dunt, and dusch.
Edb. 1822 R. Wilson Poems 75:
Gin chance then advance then A word o' mither tongue, How blush't then, how dusht then, As gin an ether stung!
Gsw. 1865 J. Young Homely Pictures 16:
Mair than ae dusht starn I saw Twinkle on them askance.
Lnk. 1894 R. Reid Poems 179:
At e'en We seek the dusht and darksome glen.
Ayr. 1786 Burns Vision viii.:
I glowr'd as eerie's I'd been dusht In some wild glen.
Ayr. 1822 Galt Sir A. Wylie ix.:
He would hae gart me trow, that they hae horns on their head to dish the like o' me.

2. n. A violent blow or stroke, a violent bump or jolt (Bnff.2 1941).Sc. 1806 R. Jamieson Pop. Ballads I. 245:
And dushes swithe, wi' heavy shog O' bargane fierce they hear.
Ags. 1912 A. Reid Forfar Worthies 29:
The old-fashioned [railway] carriage, with a central seat running all its length, in which the passengers sat back to back; the doush that sent us all a-flying at stated intervals.
Fif. 1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd 144:
Heav'n rattles wi' the dunnerin' dush.

[O.Sc. has dusch, dush, to beat or strike heavily or forcibly, from a.1400, to rush, charge, or dash violently, from 1438; a heavy or solid blow, from 1375. Prob. onomat. in origin: cf. Ger. dial. duschen, to beat, butt, and Doist, Doose, Doosht.]

You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.

"Dush v., n.1". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 28 Mar 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/dush_v_n1>

10014

snd

Hide Advanced Search

Browse SND:

    Loading...

Share: