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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BILLJOCK, n. A bull.Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 83:
For, like Billjock amang the kye, They boo at fowk as they gae by.

[Jock is here the personal name applied to an animal. Cf. Bubblyjock.]

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