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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BRAD, Brawd, n.¹ [brɑ(:)d]

1. “Any large, rude article” (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 89, s.v. brawd).

2. fig. An opprobrious epithet; frequently “applied to an old man” (Sc. 1911 S.D.D.).Wgt. 1877 G. Fraser Sketches, etc. of Wgt. 272:
When sufficiently near him, she necked her supposed partner, greeting him with the following affectionate salute: “Ya auld brad! if I had ya hame I wad gae ya something guid for ya.”