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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BLACK-WEATHER, n. used attrib. Rainy.Slk. 1835 Hogg Tales Wars of Montrose I. 267:
If . . . a single man couldna' travel it in a black-weather day, how could a hale army traverse it through snaw and ice?
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"Black-weather n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 16 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/blackweather>
