Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BIST, n.
1. A tendency to anger and bad temper.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
A ill b[ist].
2. Bad characteristics; bad disposition.Ib.:
Der'r [there is] a ill b[ist] in him. [Also given by Angus Gl. (1914).]
