Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BEEYARDS, n.pl. “Apiaries for bees. Quarry-holes fronting the south make the best bee-gardens” (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 60).