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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.
BINDHERER, BINNTHERER, n. “Anything very large and good of its kind” (Uls. 1880 W. H. Patterson Gl. Ant. and Dwn.).
[Perhaps from Binner, Binther, a loud noise, a quantity of work done, with the suff. er used to indicate something very clumsy or large as in thumper, whacker, etc.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Bindherer n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/bindherer>
