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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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‡BULGAR, n. A particular type of fishing-boat (Abd.²² 1937). [′bʌlgər]Bch. 1881 J. W. Ritchie Geordie Tough's Squeel (1931) 13:
Or gin the yawls war left afloat An' twa short airies could be got We'd row a bulgar roon the Blackrig.