Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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POUSKERED, ppl.adj. Of persons: exhausted, worn out, “done up”(Ags., wm.Sc. 1966); of a game or the like: brought to a standstill, finished without victory on either side. [′puskard]
[? Altered form of poustit, Poust, v.1]
