Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BEDWARD, adj. Making for bed. [′bɛdwʌrd]Ayr. 1822 H. Ainslie Pilgrimage 138:
Unsheathing themselves like “bedward bairns” they took the water like otters.
