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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1914-1929
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BLOCK, n.1 Gen.Sc.
1. "A fellow in gen. (without any feeling of friendliness)" (Ags.2 1935). Cf. Eng. slang bloke, also Eng. block, which has a less gen. applieation.Lnk. 1929 G. Blake Path of Glory iii.:
Get thae lazy blocks oot their beds.
2. A pal, a chum.Avoch, e.Rs. 1914 T.S.D.C. I. 23:
'Ee wis a great block o' ma faither's.
3. The base in hide-and-seek or 'Hy-spy' (Sh., Abd., Ags., Fif. 1975).
4. In dim. form blockie: see quot.: Abd. 1923 A. Shewan Spirat Adhuc Amor 279:
Blockie, or "Little Cricket," as some called it, with a stump of a tree for a wicket and any bit of wood for a bat.
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