Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish place-names).
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DOON. A river of Ayrshire (Ayr. 1791 Burns Ye Banks i.) [locally døn, dɪn (Ayr. 1923 Wilson Dial. Burns 89).]