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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1710

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BOG, n.4 ? A load. Not known to our correspondents. Cf. Bog, v.2, 2.Slk. 1710 in T. Craig-Brown Hist. of Slksh. (1886) II. 239:
A “complement of 40 horses to bring home 40 bog to his lordship” [Lord Bowhill, who was building a new house near Selkirk].

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