Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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BA(A)ND, v.1
1. To string together; to tether.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
Band, to tie fish, esp. coalfish . . . together in strings (bands). [Esp. from the salt tub so that they may be hung up to dry (Sh.5 1933).]Sh. 1914 Angus Gl.:
Baand up da silliks.Ork. 1929 Marw.:
Band . . . to bind up an animal in a stall, put its band on.
2. To make a wall secure by inserting bond-stones (Ork. 1975). Cf. Band, n.1, 1. (9). Ppl.adj. banded. Dmf. 1812 W. Singer Agric. Dmf. 153:
It ought not only to be well banded there with long stones, but also to be built so as to look a little hollow, or concave.
