Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BLACK-BOW-OWIT, n. Blackberry, or bramble, Rubus fruticosus. See also Bowowit.Rxb. 1917 Kelso Chron. (27 July) 2/6:
A group of us barefooted boys were in a wood on the Hirsel estate searching for wild rasps, or black-bow-owits, I forget which.
