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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BOB, n.² “A dance” (Bnff.⁴ 1926). See Bab, v., 2 (1). Gen.Sc.Sc. 1728 Ramsay Poems II. 119:
If ye'll go dance the Bob of Dunblane.Ags. 1846 A. Laing Wayside Flowers (1857) 113:
Hey! the jig o' Ballangeich, Hey! the bob o' Fettercairn.Fif. 1897 “S. Tytler” Lady Jean's Son xi.:
[It was] not to the usual “Bob o' Dunblane” that “the heartsome set” was danced.Ayr. 1790 A. Tait Poems and Songs 236:
The Bob she beats that's in Dumblain, For the rich nabs.