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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BULLIE, n.¹ “A battle or fight; used by boys in George Heriot's Hospital” (Edb. 1914 T.S.D.C. I.). [′bʌlɪ̢]Edb. 1845 F. W. Bedford Hist. George Heriot's Hospital (1859) 346:
And a brave leader in a bullie wi' the neets and town cowlies.