Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BON PLOUGH, n. Service in ploughing due by a tenant to his landlord or lord of the manor.Sc. 1721 J. Kelly Proverbs 145:
He that trusts to bon Ploughs, will have his Land lye lazy.
