Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BUTTLIN, n.2 “Branches or coppicewood laid crosswise on a roof before the thatch is put on” (Ayr. 1937 (per Kcb.10)).
[Phs. of the same origin as the foregoing.]
