Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BOILED, ppl.adj. "One whose face is bleared or 'heavy'-looking (e.g., as a result of insufficient or of unrefreshing sleep) is said to be boiled i the face, boiled-leike, or boiled-lookin" (Rxb. 1927 E. C. Smith Braid Haaick 9). [bɔɪlt. See P.L.D. §105.2.]
