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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

BAF(F), n.1 and v.1

1. n. (See second and third quots.)Sh.(D) 1877 G. Stewart Sh. Fireside Tales (1892) 249:
A sair straik it wis, bit I pat on a baff o' Shickenwirt [chickweed] an' sae it bettered in two or three days' time.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
Baf, warm poultice (on wound or swelling) .Sh. 1914 Angus Gl.:
Baf, a bath; a fomentation.

2. v. (See quots.)Sh. 1898 K. I. in E.D.D.:
Baff. To bathe an injured part to give it relief.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
Baf. To warm; poultice. To b[af] ane's face (with a warm cloth).

[O.N. bað, a bath, and baðast, to take a bath (Zoëga). For change of th to f or v cf. bavin for bathing in Avoch, e.Rs., frock for throck Abd., feets for theets Rxb.]

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