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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1552-1581, 1700
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Bougrie, Bowgrie, n. Also: bougorie, bowgerie, bowgre, bewgry, bouggary. [e.m.E. bowgery, buggerye, etc., ME. bugerie (1330).] Unnatural intercourse with man or beast. c1552 Lynd. Mon. 1043.
Ane man convickit for bewgrye c1552 Ib. 3470.
That self syn of sodomye And most abhominabyll bewgrye [v.r. bowgre] 1567 Satirical Poems vii. 181.
Sic beistly bowgrie Sodome hes not sene 1581 Burne Disput. 103 b.
His sodomitical bougorie 1581 Ib. 135.
Sodomitical syn as bougrie 1700 Annandale Corr. 208.
Prisoners … for bouggary
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