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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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†HOBURN SAUCH, n.comb. Also obrum-(Bnff. 1957), -saugh (Jam.). The laburnum, Cytisus Laburnum (Sc. 1808 Jam.; Abd. c.1930).
[The first element is ad. obsol. Fr. aubour, laburnum, from *alburnum, met. form of Lat. laburnum. For the second, see Sauch, and for the variant he-broom, see He, III. 1.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Hoburn Sauch n. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Nov 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/hoburn_sauch>
