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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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BLOST, v. and n. [blɔst, blost]

1. v.

(1) “To blow up” (Cai. 1905 E.D.D. Suppl.); (2) “To pant, breathe hard” (Ib.); (3) “To boast” (Ib.; Cai.⁷ 1934).(3) Cai.(D) 1922 J. Horne Poems, etc. 52:
'E boyags an' 'e lassags Rush trokin' ower'e seas, Then blost o' foreign farlies ('E maist o'd maun be lees!)

2. n.

(1) “An explosion” (Cai.⁷ 1935).Cai. 1911 John o' Groat Jnl. (24 Feb.):
Blost, a heated rebuke, a scolding, an explosion.

(2) “A whiff of a pipe” (Cai. 1905 E.D.D. Suppl.).

(3) “A brag, a boast” (Cai.⁷ 1935).Cai.(D) 1922 J. Horne Poems, etc. 11:
Bit, sailin' east or roamin' west — I mak' no idle blost — I'm aye a lichtsome boyag at 'e wallie 'side 'e school.

(4) The blast of a trumpet. Cai. 1902 J. Horne Canny Countryside 158:
At 'e first blost o' 'e Archangel's bugle.