Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1790, 1898
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BLANTER, n. Cf. Blander.
1. "A particular kind of oats, long in the pickle [grain], and late in ripening" (Uls. 1880 W. H. Patterson Gl. Ant. and Dwn.).Ant. 1898 E.D.D.:
I have heard farmers say that the meal of newer kinds of oats had not the same strength of flavour as the "good old blanter."
2. "Food made from corn, such as porridge, bread, etc." (Ir. 1898 E.D.D.).Abd. c.1790 A. Sheriffs in R. Ford Vagabond Songs, etc. (1904) 330:
What John Bull despises our better sense prizes; He denies eatin' blanter ava, man.Ant. 1898 E.D.D.:
Said of one who is big, stout, and strong, "That yin has been fed on the blanter," or "He has agreed well with the blanter."
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