Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BARD, v.2, tr. and intr. (See quots.)
1. tr.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
Bard, to thrash the corn from the stalks in a sheaf, to b[ard] ut de sheaf. [Known to Sh.4]
2. intr.Ib.:
Of the ears in a bundle of corn, sheaf: to be loosened from the stalks (on account of mildew), to b[ard] ut, de corn bards or is bardin ut [oot]. [Known also to Sh.4]
