Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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SWADD, v.? To press down, pack hard, to firm, consolidate.Sc. 1754 J. Justice Scots Gardiner 147:
To swadd down the Onions in Clay Ground to make them bulb well, will prejudge Leeks sown in the same Place.
