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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1857

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BOUCH, n.2 “Bough, branch of a tree” (Edb.1 1935). See also Beuch. [bux]s.Sc. 1857 H. S. Riddell Psalms lxxx. 8–10:
The hills wer kiveret wi' the skaddaw o't' an' the bouchs o't wer like the guidlie cedars.

[Cf. O.Sc. bowcht, c.1470, a variant of beuch, a bough (D.O.S.T.).]

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