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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1571
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Boid, n. [Of obscure origin. Cf. "The boid fell loun" in Jamieson An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language (1808) s.v. Boid.] A blast or gale. — 1571 J. Maitland Maitland Folio MS clxxvii. 26.
All boreas bitter blastis ar nocht blawin; I feir sum boid and bobbis be behind
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