Scufter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Scufter is a noun meaning (UK, North Country, dated, slang) A policeman.
Meaning
(UK, North Country, dated, slang) A policeman.
More Meanings
- (dialectal) To bustle, to hurry.
Example Sentences
Nothing like being dead for putting the scufters off the scent.
[…] scuftered off an' lowpt t'dyke afooar Ah cud brittle him wid me gibby-stick.
Scarcely had the boy undressed himself and lain down on his pillow, ere his two brothers, having heard tidings of the fight, came scuftering in hot haste into the room in their night dresses, all aglow with curiosity[…]
Word Forms
- scufters
- scuftering
- scuftered
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scuffer, scavenger, scut, scoucer, crusher, scrumper.
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