Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BAINGLE, n. An abusive term applied to a woman.Ayr. 1870 J. K. Hunter Life Studies of Char. xxviii.:
To spite that nasty auld baingle.
