Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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PUVE, n. ?Ayr. 1811 A. Aitken Poems (1873) 104:
Tak' sheep, cows, an' boves, Meal-barrels, brose, puves Compound them wi' lies and vague clashes.