Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1773, 1877
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†BUCCAR, BUCKER, Buckkar, n. “A fast-sailing vessel used in the smuggling trade” (Wgt. 1905 E.D.D. Suppl.); “a smuggling lugger” (Sc. [1815] Scott Guy M., Additional Note (1892), buckkar). Cf. Bikker, idem.w.Sc. 1773 Boswell Hebrides (1936) 296:
At first our captains took her to be one of the desperate armed Irish smuggling vessels, which they called buckers.Wgt. 1877 G. Fraser Sketches, etc. of Wgt. 35–36:
Spies were stationed in all directions when a Buccar — a fast sailing craft — was expected.
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