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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
¶PI-OX, n. The game of Pee-Coo, a kind of hide and seek (Sc. 1808 Jam.).
[Jocular variant of Pee-Coo. with substition of ox for second element.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Pi-ox n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/piox>
