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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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BAGGIE, Baigie, n.³ (baggie m.Lth. 1980s; baigie Bwk. 1990s). [′bɑgĕ Lth.; ′beg Bwk., Rxb.]

1. The purple-topped Swedish turnip.Edb. 1894 P. H. Hunter J. Inwick 12:
Twa acres or thereby o' aits, an' a wheen baggies, an' twa-three rows o' tatties.Hdg.² 1914:
A baggie, a Swedish turnip.Bwk. 1932 (per Lnk.³):
Baggie. Regular in Berwickshire at the beginning of this century for the ordinary Swedish turnip, but pronounced “baigie.”Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B. 46:
Baigie, a turnip; (b) especially the purple-topped Swedish turnip, Brassica campestris.

2. (See quot.)Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B. 46:
Baigie. . . . An object very large of its kind, e.g. a large haw.