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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BAWTIE, BAWTY, BAUTIE, BAUTY, BATIE, n.² A name given to a dog, and in contempt to a human being. [′bɑ:tɪ̢, ′b:t]Sc. 1818 Scott H. Midlothian xviii.:
That's as muckle as till say, Bark, Bawtie.Sc. 1832 A. Henderson Sc. Proverbs 119:
He's like the wife's bawty — kens naething o' the matter.Sc. 1896 A. Cheviot Proverbs 66:
Bourdna wi' bawty lest he bite ye. [Fergusson in Sc. Proverbs (1598) gives “Bourd not with bawtie, Bawtie will byt yow.”]Mry. 1828 W. Gordon Poems 22:
And Bauty brawly did his duty.Abd. 1742 R. Forbes Ajax, etc. (1869) 8:
Bat 'gin wi' Batie ye will bourd, Come back, lad, to yon place.Per. 1802 A. Campbell Journey (1811) I. 33:
Of mind and courage strong, and Wallace' true Achates, Here lies Sir John the Graham, kill'd by the English baties.Edb. 1801 J. Thomson Poems 185:
They'll hunt at ye their snarlin' bauties.Bwk. 1837 Rhymes in Proc. Berw. Nat. Club I. v. 149:
The browster gied us a' a gliff Wi' his barley bree, And gar'd Meg o' the Gurl hole Awa' wi' Bawtie flee.Rnf. 1807 R. Tannahill Poems and Songs, Sodger's Return Act I. Sc. 1 (1874) 66:
Wee Sandy's chained auld Bawtie to the thorn.Kcb. 1789 D. Davidson Seasons 24:
In search o' vagrant tips auld bawty rins.