Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SKUGLIFEESE, v. To punish, used as a half-jocular threat to children (Ork. 1890, Ork. 1929 Marw.). [skʌgli′fi:z]
[Jocular perversion, phs. from Eng. scarify.]
