Skulduggery

Douglas G. Wilson douglas at NB.NET
Fri Jan 11 19:22:15 UTC 2002


I am working on the etymology of this odd word.

Does anyone have any evidence of its use prior to 1859?

I am referring to the US word with "gg", meaning something like "official
corruption", NOT to the old Scots word "sculduddery" =
"fornication"/"adultery"/"obscenity"/etc.

Any random insights?

TIA ....

-- Doug Wilson



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