scufter

An old British slang term from Northern England for a police officer, now mostly historical but still recognised in some communities. 'Scufter' sits alongside terms like 'bobby,' 'rozzer,' and 'filth' in the rich British tradition of slang for the police, though it never had quite the same widespread reach. It has the ring of an authentically working-class Northern coinage — blunt, slightly contemptuous, and very much of its place and time. You're more likely to encounter it in old dialect literature or pub chat among older Northerners than in modern street use.