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Definition of Scooted
1. scoot [v] - See also: scoot
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scooted
Literary usage of Scooted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"1858 The captain he scooted round into one port an' another— down to ... 1859 The
doorkeeper, having made his haul, had "scooted."— Oregon Argus, April 16. ..."
2. Wool-gathering by Gail Hamilton (1867)
"scooted." I wonder where or what that word came from. ... That phrase " whole
cloth " speaks plainly of the tailor's shop, but — scooted? ..."
3. Wool-gathering by Gail Hamilton (1867)
"Better. Could n't you get tea or coffee ? None goin' ! But I did n't care much
what I had to drink : only wanted something wet. " scooted. ..."
4. The Derelict by Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne (1901)
"They quit trying to murder the fellow then, and scooted, and by the time I'd
swung myself down on to the promenade deck, they were away out of sight. ..."
5. Tales from the Veld by Ernest Glanville, M. Nisbet (1897)
"O' coorse the baboon's dead scared o' snakes, an' droppin' the nuts he jest
scooted fer the woods.' ' Er-umph !' said Bolo. ' He jest up an' scooted fer the ..."
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