Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BOOSHT, n. An excited crowd. [buʃt]Abd. 1914 T.S.D.C. I:
“Whistle in yer dog, man, ye'll hae a' the cattle in a boosht.”
