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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BING-HOUSE, n. Store-house.s.Sc. 1857 H. S. Riddell Psalms xxxiii. 7:
He gethers the waters o' the se thegither as ane heep; he layes up the deip in bing-houses.