What does scoug mean?
Scoug means Alternative form of scug..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Alternative form of scug..
Like thee they scoug frae street or field, An' hap them in a lyther bield; […]
Often and earnestly I was pressed, "if I were dry, never to think of tasting the lech water, which was not good, but to come up and get a drink;" or "if I was cauld, to come up and get a warm;" or, "if it were a rainy day, to come up and scoug a while."
Ye'll scoug it whan it's weet, and ye'll tak a cairt an' gang an' veesit your frien's ony day ye please.
Our souter, he has hives o' bees / A'ranged on creepies in a raw, / Weel scouged wi' shrubs and apple trees / Frae ony blast the wind can blaw.
Use scoug when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Scoug means Alternative form of scug..
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Like thee they scoug frae street or field, An' hap them in a lyther bield; […]
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