Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1815
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BOLLIE, n. A hobgoblin.Ags. 1815 W. Gardiner Poems and Songs, chiefly in Sc. Dial. 36:
In days when ghaists an' bollies gaed.
