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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
BUCHT, n.
1. “The pulpit in which the precentor sat” (Ags.9 1926; Ags.2 1936).
2. In pl.: “the hiring-market for farm servants, held outside the cattle-market” (Gsw. c.1875 (per Abd.22)). An extension of Boucht, n.2, q.v., the name being transferred from the pens to the market held near them.
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"Bucht n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 16 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/bucht>
