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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1843
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BLAISTRY, adj. Blustery (of weather); driving wet.Sc. 1843 J. Manson in Whistle-Binkie (5th Series) 9:
Winter snell, Couldna sit down and see sic waistry; Sae out she spak' wi' gousty yell, And storm'd and grat sleet cauld and blaistry.
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"Blaistry adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/blaistry>
