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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1884-1889
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†SHOOST, v. Also shuest. To excite by cries and shouts, to scare off; with on: to urge on, incite. [ʃust]Lnk. 1884 J. Hunter Poems 30:
Now the war fever rages — they're ready to kill; Shuest them on, Dizzy.Gsw. 1889 A. G. Murdoch Readings ii. 67:
The policeman had been shoosted wide o' the neighbourhood for his vera life.
