Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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BINNIE, n. Also variant dim. form, metri causa, binnock. A kind of freestone, specif. from quarries at Binnie near Linlithgow; a monument made from it. Also attrib.Fif. 1868 St Andrews Gazette (19 Sept.):
The monument consists of a low flat “Binnie” stone, in two blocks, covering the entire length and breadth of the grave. Edb. 1869 J. Ballantine in The Story of the Edinburgh Burns Relics (R. Duncan 1910) 48:
The drinkin' quaich o Auld Nanse Tinnock, The mallet frae the bunker winnock, The account for Fergusson's stane binnock Paid for by Robin.
