Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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DOWNS, n.pl. The cotton grass, Eriophorum vaginatum (e.Rs.1 1929).
[From Eng. down. Cf. canna down, id., s.v. Cannach.]