Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1884-1889
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
†SHOOST, v. Also shuest. To excite by cries and shouts, to scare off; with on: to urge on, incite. [ʃust]Lnk. 1884 J. Hunter Poems 30:
Now the war fever rages — they're ready to kill; Shuest them on, Dizzy.Gsw. 1889 A. G. Murdoch Readings ii. 67:
The policeman had been shoosted wide o' the neighbourhood for his vera life.
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Shoost v.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 3 Apr 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/shoost>
