Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BLEAD, v. “Apparently, to train, or to lead on to the chace” (Sc. 1808 Jam.).Abd. 1795 Stat. Acc.1 XIX. 294:
Na, na, my lord, I'll blead the whelps mysell; they'll bite the better. [Words of the old laird of Pitlurg when he insisted on leading his eight sons to fight in the battle of Glenlivet (1594).]
