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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 2005 (SND, online supplement).
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Quotation dates: 1988

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BAUR, n.1 Sc. form of Eng. bar.em.Sc. 1988 James Robertson in Joy Hendry Chapman 52 71:
' ... It wis a Thursday nicht whan this thing happened, pey-nicht, an the baurs wis stowed wi fowk takkin a dram an a pint or twa afore they cairried the lave o their wages hame. ... '

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