Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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†BLARDIT, ppl.adj. “Short-winded, or as we generally express it, broken-winded” (Slk. 1879 Jam.5).
[Phs. from the same origin as Blare,n., v. from the noise made in breathing.]
