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- Bindwood n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]1808-1923: Binwood leaves, and blinmen's baws, Heather bells, and wither'd haws. Ayr. 1892 H. Ainslie
- Black-strippit Ba' n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1]1926-1991 black-strippit baws fur hersel. Lnk. 1926 G. Blake Young Malcolm ii.: “Black-strippit ba's
- Smuith adj., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1903-1998 growe smuith an creeshie in yir carcase an aye growe fatter wi yir baws for brains while I maun tyauve
- Lorne Sausage n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1]1972-2003 latest witty aphorisms blooming in the local patois ('Hey you, fanny baws'). Sc. 2002 Herald 16
- Snaw n., v.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1701-2000) sna(w)-ba(w) , a snowball. Gen.Sc. Fig . in phr. to throw (or cast ) snaw-baws , to jeer, to make thraw their snaw-baws at ye. Mry. 1806 J. Cock Simple Strains 91: But ilka chiel, Will cast his sna' bas at me. Edb. 1821 W. Liddle Poems 236: The lasses a' their snaw-baws cast
- An conj.1[0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1]1746-1998 Lallans 51 17: An ye growe smuith an creeshie in yir carcase an aye growe fatter wi yir baws for brains
- Creeshie adj.[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1721-1998 Lallans 51 17: An ye growe smuith an creeshie in yir carcase an aye growe fatter wi yir baws for brains
- Waddin n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1820-1996 . free wedding , see quot. under 1 .; 3 . penny wedding , see Penny , 4 . (39); 4 . wadding baws
- Ba' n.1[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1788-2004 Lallans 51 17: An ye growe smuith an creeshie in yir carcase an aye growe fatter wi yir baws for brains. 2000 James Robertson The Fanatic 36: 'Baws tae that. Ye'll need tae define normality first, and
- New-year n. comb.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1788-1997. Monance 19: Keep yer snaw-baws to yer new'rsmas cronies. Sh. 1932 J. Saxby Trad. Lore 157
- Tyauve v., n.[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1804-1998 growe smuith an creeshie in yir carcase an aye growe fatter wi yir baws for brains while I maun tyauve
- Gowf n.1, v.1[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1]1700-2000 their Baws frae Whins or Tee, There's no ae Gowfer to be seen. Sc. 1744 Scots Mag. (April) 197
- Tee n.1, v.1[0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,0]1721-1959.) I. 223: Driving their Baws frae Whins or Tee, There's no ae Gowfer to be seen. Ayr. 1765
- Whin n.2[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1703-2004 and in place-names. Also attrib . Sc. 1721 Ramsay Poems (S.T.S.) I. 23: Driving their Baws
- Blin v.2, n., adj.[0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1769-1998 leaves, and blinmen's baws, Heather bells, and wither'd haws. s.Sc. 1777 J. Lightfoot Flora
- Heid n., adj., v.[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1]1700-2003 idiot: 'Here he is, wee heid-the-baw himsel!' 'This place is full a bloomin heid-the-baws!' Gsw
