Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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PRUCH, n., v. [prʌx]
I. n. Goods or benefits received at work in addition to pay, perquisites, Pauchle (Ayr. 1966).Ayr. 1954:
Crosshill, Ayrshire, woman talking of farm servants' wages — “They're no very big, but there's plenty o pruch.”
II. v. 1. To go about looking for a bargain or goods at a cheap rate, to be on the look-out for what one can pick up, to be on the Scran (Ayr. 1966), to scrounge.
2. “To work well” (Ayr. 1958), phs. with the idea of having an eye on the main chance, but phs. simply a misunderstanding of 1.
[? Aphetic variant of Spreach, q.v.]
