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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BIZZIE, BIZZY, BIS(S)I, n.² “A stall or stance in a byre” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), bisi, bissi; Cai. 1907 D. B. Nicolson in County of Cai. 65). Cf. Boose, n.¹ [′bɪsi, ′bɪzi]Ork. c.1912 J. Omond Orkney 80 Years Ago 16:
The byre is coarsely paved with flagstones, the part where the cattle stand being called the “bizzie.”Ork. 1929 Marw.:
Bizzy, the place where a cow stands in a byre; gen. restricted to the stones on the floor of the stall, which are called the bizzy-steens.