Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BAMBAIZE, BAMBAZE, v. To puzzle.Sc. [1891] R. Ford Thistledown (1895) vi.:
Weel, freends, I'm clean bambaized.Sc. 1894 N. Dickson Auld Scotch Precentor 97:
I'm clean bambazed.Fif. 1894 J. W. McLaren Tibbie and Tam 100:
Andro Elshin's strength proved o' mair value than his suggestions, for the lifts he carried clean bambazed Tam.
