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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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TROUTSHO, n. Also trootcho, trootsho, troutshow. A disparaging term for a Highlander. [′tr(ʌ)ut′ʃɔ:]m.Lth. 1794 G. Robertson Har'st Rig (1801) 28:
A' the Trout shows, in a bang, Do come, and to the barn they thrang, For that's their hame.