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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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SCRUG, v. Also scrugg, scrog(g). To tug (one's cap) forward over one's brow with a slightly downward (or upward) motion so as to give one a jaunty or bold air (Per., Fif. 1825 Jam.; Ags. 1969), to cock one's bonnet.Sc. 1746 Chrons. Atholl and Tullibardine Families (1908) III. 153:
He put his wig in his pocket, and scrogging his bonnet, gave orders not to fire till the Dragoons had fired first.Per. 1777 T. L. Oliphant Lairds of Gask (1870) 387:
The bonnets of a small size, to hold the head only, scrog'd before to the eyebrows.Sth. 1801 C. Rogers Social Life (1886) III. 79:
They were ordered by the master, who acted as adjutant, “to scrog and shift”, that is to shift sides, striking each other fiercely with their skull caps.Per. 1816 J. Duff Poems 107:
He scruggit's bonnet, aff he startit.Sc. 1827 Scott Letters (Cent. ed.) X. 238:
When I saw our people scrug their bonnets doun our their een and draw their broadswords.Knr. 1832 L. Barclay Poems 151:
Upon your brow scrug up your hat.Ags. 1867 G. W. Donald Poems 162:
He'll need to scrog his bonnet blue Wi' corkin' preen.Arg. 1918 N. Munro Jaunty Jock (1935) 162:
A blue bonnet was scrugged down upon his brow.Rnf. 1949 G. Blake Paying Guest iv. v.:
The maroon beret scrugged down over his black left eyebrow.m.Sc. 1976 Walter Perrie A Lamentation for the Children (1977) 2:
Summer or winter ye wad see him, piecebox in ablow his airm, bunnet scrugged doon owre his een, slouchin up the pitheid road.
