Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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BUR, n.1 “Barb, as of a fishing-hook or a spear” (Sc. 1879 Jam.5). Not known to our correspondents.
[Prob. of same origin as Burr, n.1, q.v. ? Cf. O.Sc. burr, 1592.]
