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26a Get the cardinal a bird- hurry! ( 5 ) ?C?OT

Hi John,

SCOOT means 'Hurry' and 'Coot' is a bird but I can't really see where the S comes from.

Best I can think is S is the No.1 abbrev. for Sabbath in Chambers, so could mean S(abbath) bird - for a Cardinal

Very weak, I know.

Hi Brendan/John,
Cardinal as Cardinal point (compass)

Nice one Ginge, that makes much more sense.

PS. RE: Sabbath Coot - It;'s amazing, when you're out of ideas and desperate, how one will clutch on to the flimsiest of straws.