Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1800-1899
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CHOKE, v. Sc. phr.: choke the joog, see quot.Abd. 1800–1899 Scottish Notes and Queries (Sept. 1930) 171:
The custom of street vendors of gooseberries in Aberdeen, and I have no doubt elsewhere, known as "chokin' the joog," the trick being to hold the jug in a slanting position in the left hand, putting what was supposed to be a handful of berries into the jug with the right, and then holding some berries over the top, making it appear that the jug was overflowing, and quickly to empty the contents into the bonnet or lap of the purchaser.
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