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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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COO-HEEL, v. comb., imper. A command (gen. given to a dog) to desist, take one(it-)self off (Ags.¹ 1937).Ags. 1894 J. B. Salmond My Man Sandy (1899) 82: 
Doon wi 'every bloomin' Englisher; rip them up: koo-heel!Ags. 1905 Arbroath Guide (7 Oct.) 3/7:
Let alane the woman, min, Coo-heel!Ags. 1934 G. M. Martin Dundee Worthies 25:
Poor Donal [a drover] was the butt of the urchins both male and female with frequent “Coo-heel, Coo-heel!”