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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

BRINTLIN, n.2 Weeds taken off a field after harrowing, and subsequently burnt.Mry. 1909 Colville 145:
I knew the term wrack for the refuse of weeds from the fields, but he [a native of Moray] called it brintlin.

[Brint, q.v., + suff. -lin(g), used as in Eng. with derogatory force.]

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