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▪ I. scuffer1 dial. or slang (chiefly north. and Sc.).|ˈskʌfə(r)|
Also scufter.
[Origin obscure; perh. f. scuff n.2 or v.]
A policeman.
1860Hotten Dict. Slang (ed. 2) 209 Scufter, a policeman. 1886A. G. Murdoch Scotch Readings 1st Ser. (ed. 2) 78 The policeman..was familiar [to]..him as..‘the Scufter’. 1959I. & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolch. xvii. 369 In Penrith children still commonly use the old northern name ‘Scufty’ or ‘Scufter’, a term which had been thought to be obsolete. 1961Partridge Dict. Slang Suppl. 1263/1 Scuffer, a policeman: Liverpool: C. 20. Ex. dial. scuff, to strike... Cf. scufter. 1966P. 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. 1967J. Wainwright Talent for Murder 17 Are you from the slops, sonny?.. The scuffers. The jacks. Are you from the coppers, sonny? 1970T. Lewis Jack's Return Home 49 What do you think I should do? Go to the scuffers? 1978Daily 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.
▪ II. scuffer2 N. Amer.|ˈskʌfə(r)|
[f. scuff n.1 or v. + -er1.]
= scuff n.1 4 (see also quot. 1939).
1911Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 5 Apr. 7/1 (Advt.), Correct spring styles in America's best footwear..Broadwalk Scuffers for children. 1935Amer. Speech X. 9/2 Scuffers and ghillies are words of the fashion page. 1939M. P. Picken Lang. of Fashion 130/3 Scuffer..child's sandal-like play shoe, light-weight and flexible with sturdy sole. Also used for sportswear by adults. |