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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1825
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†BASTOUS, adj. Also Basties, Bastish (Jam.).
1. “Coarse, hard, bound; a term applied to soil” (Jam.2 1825 for Ayr. and Lnk.).
2. Obstinate of temper.Ayr. 1825 Jam.2:
A bastous hizzie.
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