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† ˈtroker, ˈtruker Sc. Obs.
Forms: 5–6 truker, 6 trukour, treukour, truikour, -er, trouker, trucour, 7 trewker.
[f. troke v. + -er1.]
A deceiver, cheat; a rascal, rogue.
c1470Henryson Mor. Fab. ix. (Wolf & Fox) xxii, Staf or sting yone truker for to strike. 1530Lyndesay Test. Papyngo 1001 Agane our wyll, those treukouris bene intrusit. 1535Stewart Cron. Scot. (Rolls) II. 511 With diligence and bissie cuir tha woik, And mony trucour in the tyme tha tuik. 1560Rolland Seven Sages 78 The treuth now ȝe haue spyit Of that Truikour. a1578Lindesay (Pitscottie) Chron. Scot. (S.T.S.) I. 221 Thir fallis trukeris quhilk cause ȝour grace to beleif ewill on my handis. a1585Polwart Flyting w. Montgomerie 225 Thy doytit dytings soone denie, Trouker, or I thy trumperie trie.
b. attrib. or as adj.
1596Dalrymple tr. Leslie's Hist. Scot. viii. (S.T.S.) II. 58 Mony at this tyme mony trukour tragidies in the cuntrie stiret vp. 1650Dalgety Sess. Rec. in W. Ross Past. Wk. in Covenant. Times ix. (1877) 172 William Skinstone..did sclandour him in calling him a trewker lowne. |