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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1932
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HANDOKES, n.pl. A nonsense word in a folk-lore rhyme.Sh. 1932 J. Saxby Trad. Lore 65:
As they [the Trows] skippit alang dey sang "Hupp holes handokes, we'll ride on bulmints."
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"Handokes n. pl.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/handokes>
