Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BLOT, v. To puzzle. Given in E.D.D. as Sc., but unknown to correspondents.Per. 1816 J. Duff Poems 110:
Puir Willie fidg'd an' clew his head, . . . And own'd that lecture did him blot.
