Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BULGA, n. “Dropsical swelling in the throat [of an animal]” (Sh.(D) 1899 J. Spence Sh. Folk-Lore 163). A variant of Bolga, q.v.
