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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

SCUSHY, n. A cant term for money , cash.Abd. 1790 A. Shirrefs Poems 35, 245:
Wi' what a waefu' frown, He drew lang craig, and tauld the scushy down . . . [If] Mischance should wear their scushy dane.

[Orig. obscure. Phs. simply an arbitrary alteration of cash.]

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