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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1919
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BURLY, n. “A crowd, a tumult” (n.Sc. 1808 Jam.). Given as common for Gall. in E.D.D. (1898).Lnk. 1919 G. Rae 'Tween Clyde and Tweed 72:
But oh the burly canna' droon Yer [the burn's] ripplin' doon yon brae.
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