Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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BAYIN, n. A species of wrasse. This form is still heard (Wgt. 1961). See also Bavin. [′bɑɪn]Gall. c.1700 Symson Large Descr. of Gall. (1823) 149:
A Bayin, a thick little fish, about a foot long, red coloured, with some white spots in the belly.
