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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
SCOOF, v. To win one's opponent's stakes in the game of marbles, to clean one's opponent out (Ags. 1969). Also as int. scoof!, a call when one has lost all one's marbles and claims one or two back from the winner to allow the game to continue.
[Altered form of Eng. scoop.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Scoof v.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 29 Mar 2023 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/scoof>
