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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

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.

[The name is said to have arisen from the second element in Cairnbulg, near Fraserburgh, where these fishing-boats used to be built.]

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