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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1970
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SOOKER, n. A sharp smack or blow, a swipe.Ork. 1970 Private MS.:
In kis sheu got a sooker ower the lug.
[For soucher s.v. Souch, v., 4., sc. 'a whizzer'.]
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