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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BLACKBYD(E), -BIDE, -BOYD, -BOID, n. The berry of the bramble, Rubus fruticosus. [′blɑk′bəid, -′bɔid]m.Sc. 1870 J. Nicholson Idylls o' Hame 92:
Aff to the braes to gather slaes Or blackboids in a can.w.Sc. 1808 Jam.:
Black-boyds. The name given to the fruit of the bramble.Rnf. 1815 (2nd ed.) R. Tannahill Poems and Songs (1817) 202:
Wi' a round rosy tap, like a meikle blackboyd, It was slouch'd just a kening on either hand side.Gsw. 1877 A. G. Murdoch Laird's Lykewake, etc. 122:
The pooin' o' the hips an' haws, The black-bydes an' the slaes.Ayr. 1887 J. Service Dr Duguid 28:
We took terr'ble traiks on the Saturdays, . . . gathering blackbyds at Montgreenan or the Blair.s.Sc. 1934 (per Kcb.¹):
Blackbides was the usual name for bramble-berries in the sw. of Scotland 40 or 50 years ago.