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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1898

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†BUISTY, n. Also buistie. “A bed” (Abd. 1808 Jam.). Cf. Booshty.Gall. 1898 A. J. Armstrong Levellers xi.: 
Wha kens but my puir auld grannie micht get roastit in her buistie?

[Prob. a box bed, in which case buisty would be a dim. of Buist, n.1, q.v.]

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