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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1646
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(Quhite-bird,) White-bird. Probably erroneous for witch-bird. Cf. Wi(t)ch n. d (1) and e— 1646 Dunferm. Kirk S. 17.
That Jonet Wely … had slandered Grissell Walwood … calling hir white bird and heirby also slanndering the dead
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"Quhite-bird n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/quhite_bird>
