Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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BOUTGER, n. Misreading for boutyer, see Bootyer.Ayr. 1836 Galt Rich Man (1925) viii.:
I had no thought to cess myself with a boutger of a horse.