Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
BELOW, prep. As in St.Eng. but note the following:
1. Phr. in below, under. Gen.Sc.Sc. 1881 A. Mackie Scotticisms 25:
Your boots are (in) below the table.Arg.2 1934:
To creep in below the bed.
2. Comb.: below-grund, underground, in an underhand way.Edb. 1894 P. H. Hunter J. Inwick x.:
No' like her enemies, wha worked below-grund like moudies.
