Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1892-1958
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TYACH, int. Also tchach, tyauch (Abd. 1928 P. Grey Making of a King 26), tcheuch (Sc. 1911 S.D.D.), tyuch (Ags. 1894 J. B. Salmond My Man Sandy (1899) 118), tach, taugh; to-hooch (Sc. 1911 S.D.D.). An excl. of impatience, contempt or petulance, pooh! pshaw! tush! (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 201). Gen.Sc. [t(j)ɑx, tjʌx]Ags. 1892 Arbroath Guide (23 Jan.) 4:
Tach! what aboot her?Dmf. 1903 J. L. Waugh Thornhill 134:
Taugh, a' my lessons are as simple as A B C.Gsw. 1934 D. Allan Hunger March i. v.:
Nimrod's orders, tach!Sc. 1935 E. R. Linklater Stories (1968) 105:
"Tyach!" said Kitty, and went the other way.Abd. 1958 Huntly Express (7 March):
Tchach, min, ye dinna believe that styte.
