CROOCHIE PROOCHLES, n. comb . “Discomfort from sitting in a cramped position; fig . restlessness, fidgetiness” (Abd. 21 c .1923). [′krui ′pruəlz] Abd. 12 : My sister knows of its use in North-east Kincardine, and has heard it in Aberdeen. A friend describes the sensation of return to the office stool after holiday in the open thus: “I am suffering from an attack of croochie-proochles, and it will be some time before I get over it.”

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