A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Baff, n. [Cf. OF. baffe a blow with the back of the hand.] A blow, esp. with something soft. (Still in use.) —15.. Christis K. .
The baff so boustuouslie abasit him, To the erd he duschit doun
