Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1935
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BOGS, v. “To be in constant activity in scenting out and appropriating trifles; to go about pilfering” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)). [bogs]Sh.7 1935:
Da boys ir been bogsin wir neeps.
