A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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*Bawburd, n. [?] A harlot. —1540 Lynd. Sat. 691 .
I slipit into ane bordell And hid me in ane bawburds bed Ib. 2210.
Bawburdie [B. Bawburde] sayis . . That scho sall beir ȝow cumpany
