Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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‡BAWTIE, BAWTY, BATIE, n.1 A hare; a rabbit.Rxb. 1805 A. Scott Poems, The Hare's Complaint 77 (Jam.2):
Some distance aff where plantins grow, And firs their bushy taps do rear, There Bawty hopes to hide her pou, And gain some sma respite frae fear.Rxb. 1879 Jam.5 (s.v. Batie):
Batie, bawtie. The common name for a hare.Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B. 51:
Bawtie. Titular name for: 1. A hare. Rxb., n[orth], n[orth]-w[est]. 2. A rabbit. c[entral].
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