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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1847
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BAUK, n.4 Sc. variant of Eng. back, in hunting: the action of a pointer dog in imitating the point of another.Slk. 1847 W. Crozier Cottage Muse 17:
To run up birds, or dash asunder, In point or bauk a world's wonder.
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