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Quotation dates: 1826
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BOTTLE-BRIG, n. (See quot.)Sc. [1826] R. Chambers Pop. Rhymes (1870) 110:
As I gaed owre Bottle-brig, Bottle-brig brak; Though ye guess a' day, Ye winna guess that. — The ice. In Lanarkshire alone would this enigma have its full effect, the words Bottle-brig being liable to be confounded with Bothwell Bridge, there popularly called Boddle Brig.
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