Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1824
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BRALLION, n. “A careless unthinking person devoid of taste and clumsy as a bull in a china shop” (Kcb.4 c.1900); an unwieldy creature. [′brɑljən]Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 191:
Nae wadder fleet can ower them [dykes] jump, . . . Our [ower] down gae brallions.
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