Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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†FYSHOO, int. Also fushoo. A cry to gather fowls at feeding-time.Rxb. 1847 J. Halliday Rustic Bard 138:
Save what I nibble frae my time for sleepin', Wi' gathering gear to feed “fushoo” the cleckin.Rxb. a.1860 J. Younger Autobiog. (1881) 390:
I'm obliged by your good intentions, . . . but it is something like the old story of crying fyshoo to an egg.
