Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BAIRN'S PIECE, n. Bread and cheese offered to those who visit or meet a baby after baptism.Fif. 1864 W. D. Latto Tammas Bodkin (1868) iii.:
But be that as it may, they met, an' Sandy got the bairn's piece.Fif. 1893 “G. Setoun” Barncraig (2nd ed.) vii.:
She must give the bairn's piece to the first person she met, even though the first person was Andrew.
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