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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1786-1856
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BAGGIE, n.1, adj.
1. n.
(1) “The belly, stomach. From its being bagged or crammed with food” (Jam.5).Slg. 1842 Children in Mines Report II. 487:
What is the use of getting fine clothing cheap if our baggies be empty?Ayr. 1786 Burns The Auld Farmer's Salutation (Cent. ed.) i.:
Hae, there's a ripp to thy auld baggie.
(2) A big-bellied person.Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 38:
Baggie, a person with a big belly.
2. adj. Big-bellied.Sc. 1856 A. Henderson Pop. Rhymes 77:
So said Tam o' Crumstane, unbousome and baggie.
3. Comb.: baggie-pudden, “mealie-pudding; entrails of a pig stuffed with meal and fat” (Ayr.2 1932).
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