Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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SCHOOLIE, int. A call to the rest of the players to run in the game of bar-the-door, a variety of tig.Ags. 1969 I. & P. Opie Children's Games 136:
The rest of the players on the pavement or touchline watch while he attempts to dodge the catcher, for if he succeeds in getting across he cries “Bar the door!” (or in Forfar ‘Schoolie’) and they rush after him in a body, hoping not to be caught themselves.
