Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BRUCHTY, adj. “Soot-begrimed” (Sc. 1905 E.D.D. Suppl.). Not known to our correspondents. [′brʌxtɪ̢]Sc. 1823 C. K. Sharpe (ed.) Ballad Bk. (1880) 82:
Gae scrape yeersel, and gae scart yeersel, And mak your bruchty face clean.
