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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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‡GOOG, n., v. Also googg and freq. googar, †gougour.

I. n. Applied to anything soft, esp. when dirty or messy.

1. The young of animals or birds (Ags. 1808 Jam.); an unfledged nestling, used of wild birds only (Ags.¹⁸ 1954).

2. “Very young meat, that has no firmness” (Ags. 1808 Jam.).

3. “A large, open, festering sore” (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 68, googg).

4. A heavy cloud (Ib.).

5. Any soft, moist stuff (Sc. 1911 S.D.D. Add., goog); “a mess of something ill-cooked or dirty” (Cai. 1911 John o' Groat Jnl. (3 March), Abd. 1954, googar). Cf. Gogar, n.²

II. v. 1. In ppl.adj. googit, of fish: soft and on the point of decay.Bnff.² 1930:
I jist canna thole googit fish.

2. To work with anything soft or messy (Abd. 1954).ne.Sc. 1826 Aberdeen Censor 208:
Hunting and herrying the kirk-yards and gougouring with dead fouk.