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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1897

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BAUCHLING, vbl.n. Reproaching, taunting in order to dare an adversary to fight.Sc.(E) 1897 E. Hamilton Outlaws of the Marches i.:
I wadna for two and a plack there should be any bauchling, for my blood's apt to be hot whiles.

[O.Sc. bauchle, denounce openly, hold up to disgrace. Origin obscure, but cf. Bauchle, v.1, 2, and Bauch, v., 2.]

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