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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1898
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BACKS, n.2 Outlying portions. See Back-en'.m.Sc. 1898 J. Buchan John Burnet of Barns iii. xvi.:
The place was in a gey steer, for a heap o' Wast-country trash was there frae the backs o' Straven and Douglasdale.
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"Backs n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/backs_n2>
