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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1877-1902
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†HUDGIE-DRUDGIE, adj., n., v.
I. adj. Arduous, slaving.Gsw. 1877 A. G. Murdoch Laird's Lykewake 80:
There's naething for us women folks but hudgie-drudgie toil.
II. n. A slave, drudge.Per. 1902 E.D.D.:
That lassie's a hudgie-drudgie.
III. v. To toil, slave.Per. 1902 E.D.D.:
She's been hudgie-drudgin' here a' day.
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