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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.
BUO, BUOCK, n. “A pimple” (Ork. 1887 Jam.6, buock); “a small boil or suppurating pimple” (Ork. 1929 Marw., buo). [′buo, ′buək (Marw.)]
[O.N. bóla, blain (Zoëga); Norw. bola, smallpox (Torp).]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Buo n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 1 Apr 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/buo>
