Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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CUFFIE, n. Blows, fisticuffs. A schoolboy term.Edb. 1898 J. Baillie Walter Crighton 27:
Gab at his highness if ye daur, Doon to the buffie; Button up your jacket, face the star, Then into cuffie.
