scuffern.¹

Brit.

/ˈskʌfə/, U.S.

/ˈskəfər/, Scottish English

/ˈskʌfər/

Forms: Also scufter.

Etymology: Origin obscure; perhaps < scuff n.² or scuff v.

dialect or slang (chiefly northern and Scottish).

A policeman.

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society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] > policeman

truncheon officer1708

runner1735

horny1753

nibbing-cull1775

nabbing-cull1780

police officer1784

police constable1787

policeman1788

scout1789

nabman1792

nabber1795

pig1811

Bow-street officer1812

nab1813

peeler1816

split1819

grunter1823

robin redbreast1824

bulky1828

raw (or unboiled) lobster1829

Johnny Darm1830

polis1833

crusher1835

constable1839

police1839

agent1841

johndarm1843

blue boy1844

bobby1844

bluebottle1845

copper1846

blue1848

polisman1850

blue coat1851

Johnny1851

PC1851

spot1851

Jack1854

truncheonist1854

fly1857

greycoat1857

cop1859

Cossack1859

slop1859

scuffer1860

nailerc1863

worm1864

Robert1870

reeler1879

minion of the law1882

ginger pop1887

rozzer1888

nark1890

bull1893

grasshopper1893

truncheon-bearer1896

John1898

finger1899

flatty1899

mug1903

John Dunn1904

John Hop1905

gendarme1906

Johnny Hop1908

pavement pounder1908

buttons1911

flat-foot1913

pounder1919

Hop1923

bogy1925

shamus1925

heat1928

fuzz1929

law1929

narker1932

roach1932

jonnop1938

grass1939

roller1940

Babylon1943

walloper1945

cozzer1950

Old Bill1958

cowboy1959

monaych1961

cozzpot1962

policeperson1965

woolly1965

Fed1966

wolly1970

plod1971

roz1971

Smokey Bear1974

bear1975

beast1978

woodentop1981

Five-O1983

dibble1990

Bow-street runner-

1860 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang (ed. 2) Scufter, a policeman.

1886 A. G. Murdoch Sc. Readings (ed. 2) 1st Ser. 78 The policeman..was familiar [to]..him as..‘the Scufter’.

1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren xvii. 369 In Penrith children still commonly use the old northern name ‘Scufty’ or ‘Scufter’, a term which had been thought to be obsolete.

1961 E. Partridge Dict. Slang (ed. 5) II. 1263/1 Scuffer, a policeman: Liverpool: C. 20. Ex. dial. scuff, to strike... Cf. scufter.

1966 P. Moloney Plea for Mersey 45 Scuffer! Scuffer! on the beat, With thy elephantine feet, You can't see the way to go Cos yer 'at comes down too low.

1967 J. Wainwright Talent for Murder 17 Are you from the slops, sonny?.. The scuffers. The jacks. Are you from the coppers, sonny?

1970 T. Lewis Jack's Return Home 49 What do you think I should do? Go to the scuffers?

1978 Daily Mail 25 Jan. 12/2 The strange language of a group who call themselves ‘bogeys’, ‘bobbies’ or ‘scuffers’. They are, of course, regional variations describing policemen.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

scuffern.²

/ˈskʌfə/

Etymology: < scuff n.¹, scuff v. + -er suffix¹.

North American.

= scuff n.¹ 4 (see also quot. 1939).

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > shoe > [noun] > types of > without a back

scuff1909

scuffer1911

slide1975

1911 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 5 Apr. 7/1 (advt.) Correct spring styles in America's best footwear..Broadwalk Scuffers for children.

1935 Amer. Speech 10 9/2 Scuffers and ghillies are words of the fashion page.

1939 M. B. Picken Lang. Fashion 130/3 Scuffer..child's sandal-like play shoe, light-weight and flexible with sturdy sole. Also used for sportswear by adults.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	scuffer
释义	scuffern.¹ Brit. /ˈskʌfə/, U.S. /ˈskəfər/, Scottish English /ˈskʌfər/ Forms: Also scufter. Etymology: Origin obscure; perhaps < scuff n.² or scuff v. dialect or slang (chiefly northern and Scottish). A policeman. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] > policeman truncheon officer1708 runner1735 horny1753 nibbing-cull1775 nabbing-cull1780 police officer1784 police constable1787 policeman1788 scout1789 nabman1792 nabber1795 pig1811 Bow-street officer1812 nab1813 peeler1816 split1819 grunter1823 robin redbreast1824 bulky1828 raw (or unboiled) lobster1829 Johnny Darm1830 polis1833 crusher1835 constable1839 police1839 agent1841 johndarm1843 blue boy1844 bobby1844 bluebottle1845 copper1846 blue1848 polisman1850 blue coat1851 Johnny1851 PC1851 spot1851 Jack1854 truncheonist1854 fly1857 greycoat1857 cop1859 Cossack1859 slop1859 scuffer1860 nailerc1863 worm1864 Robert1870 reeler1879 minion of the law1882 ginger pop1887 rozzer1888 nark1890 bull1893 grasshopper1893 truncheon-bearer1896 John1898 finger1899 flatty1899 mug1903 John Dunn1904 John Hop1905 gendarme1906 Johnny Hop1908 pavement pounder1908 buttons1911 flat-foot1913 pounder1919 Hop1923 bogy1925 shamus1925 heat1928 fuzz1929 law1929 narker1932 roach1932 jonnop1938 grass1939 roller1940 Babylon1943 walloper1945 cozzer1950 Old Bill1958 cowboy1959 monaych1961 cozzpot1962 policeperson1965 woolly1965 Fed1966 wolly1970 plod1971 roz1971 Smokey Bear1974 bear1975 beast1978 woodentop1981 Five-O1983 dibble1990 Bow-street runner- 1860 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang (ed. 2) Scufter, a policeman. 1886 A. G. Murdoch Sc. Readings (ed. 2) 1st Ser. 78 The policeman..was familiar [to]..him as..‘the Scufter’. 1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren xvii. 369 In Penrith children still commonly use the old northern name ‘Scufty’ or ‘Scufter’, a term which had been thought to be obsolete. 1961 E. Partridge Dict. Slang (ed. 5) II. 1263/1 Scuffer, a policeman: Liverpool: C. 20. Ex. dial. scuff, to strike... Cf. scufter. 1966 P. Moloney Plea for Mersey 45 Scuffer! Scuffer! on the beat, With thy elephantine feet, You can't see the way to go Cos yer 'at comes down too low. 1967 J. Wainwright Talent for Murder 17 Are you from the slops, sonny?.. The scuffers. The jacks. Are you from the coppers, sonny? 1970 T. Lewis Jack's Return Home 49 What do you think I should do? Go to the scuffers? 1978 Daily Mail 25 Jan. 12/2 The strange language of a group who call themselves ‘bogeys’, ‘bobbies’ or ‘scuffers’. They are, of course, regional variations describing policemen. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2022). scuffern.² /ˈskʌfə/ Etymology: < scuff n.¹, scuff v. + -er suffix¹. North American. = scuff n.¹ 4 (see also quot. 1939). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > shoe or boot > shoe > [noun] > types of > without a back scuff1909 scuffer1911 slide1975 1911 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 5 Apr. 7/1 (advt.) Correct spring styles in America's best footwear..Broadwalk Scuffers for children. 1935 Amer. Speech 10 9/2 Scuffers and ghillies are words of the fashion page. 1939 M. B. Picken Lang. Fashion 130/3 Scuffer..child's sandal-like play shoe, light-weight and flexible with sturdy sole. Also used for sportswear by adults. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2019). > as lemmas scuffer 2. One who rakes out small coal and stone in a colliery. Also scuffer, scuppler. ΚΠ 1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) § 042 Cleaner;..scuffer, scuffler, scuppler; rakes small coal or stone..out of groove cut by coal cutting machine, and loads into tubs or throws back into goaf. extracted from scufflern.¹ < n.¹1860n.²1911 as lemmas
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