Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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BAIVER, n. Sc. form of Eng. beaver, a hat of beaver fur.Slk. 1823 Hogg Tales (1865) 294:
His braid bannet instead of a baiver.