Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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BLISTER, n. In plumbing: a patch of solder put on a leaking pipe, which resembles a blister (Lnk. 1972 J. Hastings Plumbers' Companion 41).