Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BIZZARD, n. “A buzzard. Falco buteo, Linn. Often, but wrongly, called the Bizzard gled” (Sc. 1887 Jam.6).Ayr. 1795 Burns Mr Heron's Election Ballads (Cent. ed.) No. 4. viii.:
Here is Satan's picture, Like a bizzard gled.
