Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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‡BURLINS, n.pl. “The bread burnt in the oven in baking” (Sc. 1808 Jam.). Marked obsol. in T.S.D.C. I. (1914) and E.D.D. Suppl. (1905).
[Phs. for burn-lings, burnt pieces scraped off after the loaf is taken from the oven.]