Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1834-1835, 1887
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BED-STRAE, -STRAY, n. Straw placed over the bed-boards, or stuffed in a mattress. [′bɛd-′stre:]Sc. 1887 Jam.6:
Bed-stray, bed-strae. Bed-straw, the straw with which a bed, or mattress of a bed, is stuffed: also the plant Galium, of which there are many species.Slk. a.1835 Hogg Tales, etc. (1837) V. 192:
If ye be the deil, rise up, an' depart in peace out o' this house — afore the bed-strae take kindling about ye.
