Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1877-1914
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BAF(F), n.1 and v.1
1. n. (See second and third quots.)Sh.(D) 1877 G. Stewart Sh. Fireside Tales (1892) 249:
A sair straik it wis, bit I pat on a baff o' Shickenwirt [chickweed] an' sae it bettered in two or three days' time.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
Baf, warm poultice (on wound or swelling) .Sh. 1914 Angus Gl.:
Baf, a bath; a fomentation.
2. v. (See quots.)Sh. 1898 K. I. in E.D.D.:
Baff. To bathe an injured part to give it relief.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
Baf. To warm; poultice. To b[af] ane's face (with a warm cloth).
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