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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1922-1935
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BOOIL, v. To gore, push with the head or horns. [′buɪl]Sh.(D) 1922 J. Inkster Mansie's Röd 48:
"Will doo slip dem [cows] i' da barn an' lat da tane booil da tidder? Doo shürely kens at Sholma is hed a ill e'e ta Rigga, sin dey wir calves."Sh.7 1935:
Tammie's bultin' bull got hadd o' wir peerie Lowrie da streen, an' it's a mercy fae da Loard 'at da brüit didna booil da bairn.
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