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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1922-1933
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BED-PAN(D), n. The valance of the bed. [bɛd pɑn(d)]Bnff.2 1933:
Bed-pan.Ags.(D) 1922 J. B. Salmond Bawbee Bowden xiv.:
The auld skranky legs o' him juist lookit like a pair o' roosty taings stickin' oot aneth the bed-pand.Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B. 51:
Bed-pands, the valance of a bed.
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