Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BUCKFAWNED, ppl.adj. “Bumped against a door or wall as a punishment” (Upper Deeside 1917 (per Abd.8)).
[Cf. Eng. dial. buckfan, buckfan(n), to punish by bumping against a wall, or by bumping in the posteriors with one's knees (E.D.D.).]
