Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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†CURGLAFF, CURGLOFF, n. and v.

1. n. “The shock felt in bathing, when one first plunges into the cold water” (Bnff. 1825 Jam.2, curglaff).

2. v. Found only in ppl.adj. curgloft, panic-stricken, confused. Abd. W. Meston Poems 66:

Curgloft, confounded and bumbaz'd, On East and West, by Turns, he gaz'd.