escog n.
a goose.
Edinburgh Eve. News 26 Dec. 3/5: Back-slang [...] still lingers in the Farringdon Poultry Market [...] An ‘escog’ may be spelt out as meaning ‘goose’ [...] an ‘elwof’ for ‘fowl’. |
a goose.
Edinburgh Eve. News 26 Dec. 3/5: Back-slang [...] still lingers in the Farringdon Poultry Market [...] An ‘escog’ may be spelt out as meaning ‘goose’ [...] an ‘elwof’ for ‘fowl’. |