Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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†PEAT, n.3 The badger.Sc. 1804 T. Thornton Sporting Tour (1896) 283:
A badger, called, universally over Scotland, brocks or peats, which is also one of the names used north of Trent.