Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1825
[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
BLUTHRIE, n.1
1. Phlegm.Sc. 1825 Jam.2:
"O! what a bluthrie he cuist aff his stamack," what a quantity of phlegm he threw off.
2. "Figuratively transferred to frothy, incoherent discourse; q[uasi] of a flatulent description" (Ib.).
[Cf. Bluther, v.2, but see also blathrie s.v. Bladry.]
