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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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†BENDER, Bend, n. A toper, a hard drinker; a fop.Sc. 1728 Ramsay Poems II. 222:
Now lend your Lugs, ye Benders fine, Wha ken the Benefit of Wine.Per. 1905 G.W. in E.D.D. Suppl.:
Bend, Bender. A silly foppish fellow; a “booser.”Edb. 1773 R. Fergusson Sc. Poems (1925) 28:
Ye benders a', that dwall in joot, You'll tak your liquor clean cap out.Rnf. 1799 R. Tannahill Poems (1876) 163:
Or benders . . . Mark well my tale, Ye'll fin' nae drink hauf worth your gettin, Like Allan's Ale.