Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BALLESTER, n. Sc. spelling of Eng. baluster, older form of banister.Ayr. 1885 R. Lawson Maybole Past and Pres. 39:
Which is now the Tolbuith, and is adorned with a pyremid [sic], and a row of ballesters round it.
