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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 1976 and 2005 supplements.
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CAHOOCHY, CAHOOTCHY, CAHOOTCHIE, CAHOUTCHIE, n. used attrib. Also cahouchie (Lnk. 1884 J. Nicholson Willie Waugh 59), kahouchy (wm.Sc. 1917 H. Foulis Jimmy Swan 305). India rubber. Known to Abd.¹⁹, Fif.¹⁰, Slg.³, Lnl.¹ and Arg.¹ (obsol.), Lnk.³, Ayr. (per Kcb.⁹), Kcb.¹ 1938. [kɑ′hutʃi]Sc. 1920 D. Rorie Auld Doctor 16:
A' kin' o' queer cahoochy goods To suit the system's varyin' moods.m.Sc. 1870 J. Nicholson Idylls o' Hame 121:
A haveral-hash, wi' head as saft as a cahoutchie ba'.w.Lth. 2000 Davie Kerr A Puckle Poems 61:
Hoo muckle faurer maun we fa,
afore the wee cahootchy ba,
stots back yince mair fae aff the wa, ...Arg. 1917 A. W. Blue Quay Head Tryst 176:
There's nae doot Hughie was pleased, bobbin' his heid like a cahootchie ba'.Ayr. 1887 J. Service Dr Duguid 110:
He gied Willie Pung a cloor on the haffet, that garred him stot against the door like a cahootchy ba'.