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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
POORIE, int. Also purri (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)). A call-word to a cat, puss! (Sh. 1966).
[Norw. dial. purre, id. Imit.. and cf. purr.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Poorie interj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/poorie>
