Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BASS GOOSE, n. The gannet, Sula bassana; also known as Basser.Ags. 1885 C. Swainson Brit. Birds 144:
Bass Goose, or Basser: the gannet. The more uninformed of the peasantry believe that this bird grows by the bill upon the cliffs of the Bass, of Ailsa and of St Kilda.
