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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.

Quotation dates: 1825, 1923

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BIN, v.2 To confound, curse. Used often as an int.Per. 1825 Jam.2:
Bin thae biting clegs.
Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B. 56:
"Bin' ye!" "Deil bin' ye."

[From bind, to put in bonds.]

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