Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1905-1948
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PLOOCH, v. Also plook and intensive form ploocher. To thrash, chastise, punish, beat, belabour. Vbl.n. plooch(k)ing, plooking, ploocherin, a beating, hiding, a thorough drubbing (Rs., Crm. 1966, plooking).Inv. 1905 J. Fraser Reminiscences 152:
Their mother has now got an eye on them. Hark! she is threatening them with a “plooching”.Arg. 1930:
He's feart tae go home, for his faither's gaan to gie him a ploocherin.Inv. 1948 Football Times (28 Aug.):
If they got a thrashing from the parents it was noised abroad that the bad boys had received a “ploochking”.
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