Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BJOGET, BIOGET, BIOGIT, ppl.adj.
1. Of stockings and wool: (see quots.)Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928); 1866 Edm. Gl. s.v. biogit; 1914 Angus Gl.:
Bjoget, having circular stripes of another colour; often of such stripes, caused by a bad mixing of the wool; sometimes of the wool itself: badly mixed.Sh. 1932 J. M. E. Saxby Sh. Trad. Lore 113:
“I doot they'll be bioget. . . .” A bioge is a defect in the colour of wool causing ugly marks across any article into which it is knitted.
2. Of animals: having a circular stripe round the neck or belly, etc.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
A b[joget] sheep, a b[joget] swine.
