Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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†BILING, vbl.n. An abscess, boil, a festering.Sc. 1777 Weekly Mag. (2 Feb.) 36:
Every biling, or, in politer language, every suppuration.
[From *bile, v., Bile, n.2]
