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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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STRUGGLE, n. Sc. jocular usage: a supper of fish and chips, as provided in a restaurant. Hence comb. struggle-shop, a fish-and-chip shop.Edb. 1906 V. Spiganovicz Night Life 35 , 73:
Entering one of those “tuppenny struggle-shops” which the self-respecting man seldom patronises, Nelson ordered “Supper for one'” . . . Ye ken ah'm wantin' a tuppenny struggle, an' ye'r the man tae gie the price o't.
