Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BEDOWN, prep. Down. [bə′dun]Edb. 1773 R. Fergusson Sc. Poems (1925) 35:
Bedown Leith-Walk what burrochs reel Of ilka trade and station.