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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1855
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SCOUT, v.3 Appar. a misprint for Scart, v., to scratch.Ayr. 1855 H. Ainslie Pilgrimage (1892) 286:
And run an' tug, an' scout my lug, And crow an' kick your fill.
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