Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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BANE, v. = Eng. bone, to remove the bone from.Sc. 1803 Scott Letters (Cent. Ed.) I. 170:
The Tod's tail which I have ban'd and mounted on a stick to give them [books] a weekly switching.