Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1911
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BOGIN, n. A marsh plant, poss. the bogreed.Nai. 1911 Trans. Inv. Scient. Soc. VII. 253:
A broad and dense fringe of bulrush, sedge, and bogins, which provides an ideal refuge and nesting place for coots, water-rails, sedge-warblers.
[Deriv. in -in(g) of Bog, n.3]
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