Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BACKS, n.2 Outlying portions. See Back-en'.m.Sc. 1898 J. Buchan John Burnet of Barns iii. xvi.:
The place was in a gey steer, for a heap o' Wast-country trash was there frae the backs o' Straven and Douglasdale.
