Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶BEAUGH, n. Appar. an old or feeble sheep, a crock ewe.Cai. 1773 Weekly Mag. (28 Oct.) 146:
This back-gen beaugh that fills my weary hands, Ew'd lamies twa amang the willow-wands.
[Prob. a palatalised variant of Bauch, adj., used subst.]
