Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BLEED-RAING, n. and v.
1. n. An inflamed vein (in the eye).Bnff.2 1934:
Sanners hid bleed-raings a' owre his een.
2. v. To become bloodshot.Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 218; Bnff.2 1934:
His een a' begin t' bleed-raing finivver he tastes a drap o' drink.
Hence bleed-raingt, adj., “blood-shot” (Ib.).
[Raing is prob. a variant of ring, a circular mark.]
