Crossword-Solution: CUIF 4 letters, 1 clue 🏆 scrabble score: 9

The cuif is a feckless person of the male sex, who is a recognized butt for a whole neighbourhood to sharpen its wits upon.

Then, after a little Saunders Mowdiewort, who was not unmindful of his prearranged programme nor yet oblivious of the flight of time, saw the stars come out, he knew that if he were to make any progress, he must make haste; so he leaned over towards his sweetheart and whispered, "Meg, my lass, ye're terrible bonny." "D'ye think ye are the first man that has telled me that, cuif?" said Meg, with point and emphasis.

But as soon as Saunders Mowdiewort came to the door, Jock Forrest had dropped Crummy's tail, and slipped silently out of the byre, even before Meg got time to utter her usual salutation of-- "Guid een to ye, Cuif! Hoo's a' the session?" It might have been the advent of Meg's would-be sweetheart that frightened Jock Forrest away, or again he might have been in the act of going in any case.

Meg's quickness with hand and knee foiled this intention, but Flecky succeeded quite in planting the edge of her hoof directly on the Cuif's shin-bone.

The subject did not admit of discussion, though Saunders was a cuif, he knew when to hold his tongue--at least on most occasions.