scug

1. (Northern England, Scotland) Shade, shadow.Northern-EnglandScotland

2. (Northern England, Scotland) A shelter, a sheltered place (especially on the side of a hill).Examples: "We was jickering along […] under the scug o' the hill."Northern-EnglandScotland

3. (dialectal) A squirrel.Examples: ""Let's go scug-hunting" is a common phrase. […] a stick with a leaden head, used for knocking down birds and scugs (squirrels)."dialectal

4. (dated, slang) A lower-school or inferior boy.Examples: "[…] before the lower school scugs got there, and pitched it in at Acropolis."; "Scug, Et[on]. Har[row]. Negatively, a boy who is not distinguished in person, in games, or social qualities. Positively, a boy of untidy, dirty, or ill-mannered habits; one whose sense of propriety is not fully developed."; "A scug was an untidy, ill-mannered, and morally undeveloped boy, a shirker at games, bumptious and arrogant. If not naturally vicious, a scug was considered degenerate."datedslang