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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1892-1931
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BUGGIN, n. A sore or blister on any part of the body. Cf. Bogan.Uls. 1931 "Portglenone" in North. Whig (28 Dec.) 14/2:
The other day a woman was describing to me a suppurating sore on her child's face, she said it came out just in a big "buggin." I had not heard the word for many years.Ant. 1892 Ballymena Obs. (E.D.D.):
I have walked till my feet are up in buggins.
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