Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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BLUTER, blooter, blouter. v. To let fly at, strike forcibly; to kick (a football) with great force. [′blutər]wm.Sc. 1956 W. McIlvanney Remedy is None xiv.:
His right foot was still in line wi' the centre-half an' he blutered it wi' his left.Rnf. 1972 Bill Bryden Willie Rough 70:
When I saw our boys gettin stuck intae thae dirty bastards, I just had tae try and blooter wan or two wi the auld crutch. m.Sc. 1979 Ian Bowman in Joy Hendry Chapman 23-4 (1985) 41:
I'll blouter their nebs on the clean close wa'
an' gie them a taste o' heid the ba',
I'll gar them swidder tae chap ma door
when ma bristly besom dings their splore. Gsw. 1985 Michael Munro The Patter 11:
blooter to kick something (usually a football) fiercely and often wildly: 'The big defender just blootered it up the park.' Edb. 1987:
He blootered the ba up the park. Edb. 1989 James A. C. Stevenson and Iseabail Macleod Scoor-Oot 80:
'He blootered the ball over the bar.' Edb. 1991 Gordon Legge In Between Talking about the Football 22:
Big Diddy just blootered the ball every time he got it. This made Holy Willie Bob mad. Dundee 1996 Matthew Fitt Pure Radge 7:
oot ther in the soss
oot ther in the stoor
the ba skyters yin wey
is blootert the ither
a man is cowped Gsw. 1998 Alan Spence Way to Go (1999) 9:
It was just enough to distract me as the ball swung over. Just enough, eye off the ball, and I mistimed my jump, didn't connect. The big centre half stepped in and blootered it clear.
