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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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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.
BEFF, n.2 A stupid person, often with the accompaniment of flabbiness, stoutness.Mry.2 1933:
Thon's a big beff o' a butcher.Bnff. 1898 W.G. in E.D.D.:
He's a stoopit beff o' a cheel.
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