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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1573-1600
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Baf, int. [Cf. e.m.E. baff(e in neither buff nor baff.] An expression of disdain. — 1573-1600 Burne in Cath. Tr. 157/25.
Iohann Kmnox ansuerit maist resolutlie, Baf, baf, man, ve ar anes entered, lat se quha dar put vs out agane
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