Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SHUG, int. Also sjugg (Jak.); shook, and dim. forms shuggi(e), sjuggi, shookie. Freq. also in redupl. forms. A call-word to a horse (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.; Cai. 1904 E.D.D., shookie; Ork. 1929 Marw., shug-shug; Sh. 1952 Robertson and Graham Sh. Grammar 19, shuggie-shuggie; Sh., Ork. (shuggie), Cai. (shook(ie)) 1970). [I.Sc. ′ʃʌg(i), Cai. ′ʃuk(i)]Sh. 1949 P. Jamieson Letters 216:
Another woman was trying to entice a pony to her by holding out some straw and crying “shookie, shookie!”
