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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1922-1929
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BOGENTULLY, n. “A heavy boot” (Bnff.2 1935). [′bogntʌlɪ̢]Abd.(D) 1922 J. Wight in Mair Swatches o' Hamespun 56:
He dang the heel o's tackety bogentully throwe the green screef [grassy covering of soil].Abd. 1929 Bnffsh. Jnl. (29 Jan.) 2/3:
But dauchel mair an' by my faith Oor bogentullies'll wirk sic skaith.
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