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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1964
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PUSSIE-DOODLE, n.comb. A children's name for a louse (Fif. 1975).Edb. 1964 J. T. R. Ritchie Singing Street 19:
"Beists" might also be called "poodlers," or "bouies," or "pussie-doodles."
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