† 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.
| c 1470 Henryson Mor. Fab. ix. (Wolf & Fox) xxii, Staf or sting yone truker for to strike. 1530 Lyndesay Test. Papyngo 1001 Agane our wyll, those treukouris bene intrusit. 1535 Stewart Cron. Scot. (Rolls) II. 511 With diligence and bissie cuir tha woik, And mony trucour in the tyme tha tuik. 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 78 The treuth now ȝe haue spyit Of that Truikour. a 1578 Lindesay (Pitscottie) Chron. Scot. (S.T.S.) I. 221 Thir fallis trukeris quhilk cause ȝour grace to beleif ewill on my handis. a 1585 Polwart Flyting w. Montgomerie 225 Thy doytit dytings soone denie, Trouker, or I thy trumperie trie. |
b. attrib. or as adj.
| 1596 Dalrymple tr. Leslie's Hist. Scot. viii. (S.T.S.) II. 58 Mony at this tyme mony trukour tragidies in the cuntrie stiret vp. 1650 Dalgety Sess. Rec. in W. Ross Past. Wk. in Covenant. Times ix. (1877) 172 William Skinstone..did sclandour him in calling him a trewker lowne. |