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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1952
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OUTSCOORIN, vbl.n. Also ootscoorin. In pl.: dregs, used fig. of people (Sh. 1964). See Scour.Sh. 1952 J. Hunter Taen wi da Trow 97:
Yon's a baandd o vyld ootscoorins, An dir tourned dis bonnie burn Up intill a filty slum.
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