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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BANK-SET, adj. Full of little eminences and acclivities.Abd. 1811 G. Keith Gen. View Agric. of Aberdeensh. 524:
The ground has a considerable degree of acclivity, or is rough, and in the provincial dialect of this country, bank-set.