Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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BAWM, n. In comb. white bawm, a kind of soil, not further explained (Kcd. 1809 G. Robertson Agric. Kcd. 23). See under White, adj., 1. (3).