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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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BAS, n.² and v. [bas]

1. n. (See quot.)Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
Bas, a large, fiercely blazing fire; peat-fire, a b[as] o' a fire . . . a mass of peat piled up on the hearth when lighting a fire; dey're bigget on a b[as] o' peats. [Also given in Angus Gl. (1914).]

2. v. (See quot.)Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
Bas, to build up a fire; to get a fire to blaze up . . ., to “b[as] on” a (great) fire. [1 and 2 known to Sh.⁴]