Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1870-1887
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TEW, int. Also teugh. An exclamation of disgust, contempt or impatience (Ayr. 1972). [tju(x)]Ayr. 1870 J. K. Hunter Life Studies xxvi.:
Teugh! what woman wad be sneakin' through public-houses, glowrin' into spit-boxes amang tobacco slavers and auld chaws?Ayr. 1887 J. Service Dr. Duguid 218:
But, tew! what need I tell thee she was An' rock Boyd's mother for?
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