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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
¶WOGGIE CATTE MATTIE, n.comb. The game of noughts and crosses (Ork. 1958 Ork. Herald (25 Feb.) 3). Cf. Trip-trap-truisky.
[Orig. obscure. Poss. some childish corruption of a phr. containing dog, cat and ?mat. Cf. Cat, n.2, 2. and Suppl.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Woggie Catte Mattie n. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 25 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/woggie_catte_mattie>
