scuddeen

Yola

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognates with English scudding.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /skʊˈdiːn/

Noun

scuddeen

  1. A rubbing of the back, shrug.

Verb

scuddeen

  1. rubbing back
    • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page 84:
      Huck nigher; y'art scuddeen; fartoo zo hachee?
      Come nearer; you're rubbing your back; why so ill tempered?

References
  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 66
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