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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1890
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BUBBLY-OAK, n. ? The same as Bubble-Wud above. Not known to our correspondents.Given for Ags. 1952 as meaning the hazel.Ags.(D) 1890 A. N. Simpson Muirside Memories ix.:
There wasna a guid whistle made o' bubbly-oak but cam' frae Dancie.
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