Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BLANDISH, n.2 “The grain left uncut by careless reapers, generally in the furrows, during a kemp [struggle to be first done]” (Rxb. 1879 Jam.5). Cf. Blanda, n., 2, and Blander, v., 1.
