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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1725
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†BLASINT, adj. Applied to skin stripped of its hair after being "barkit."Sc. 1725 Ramsay T. T. Misc. (1762) 167:
A treen truncher, a ram-horn spoon, Twa buits of barkit, blasint leather.
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"Blasint adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/blasint>
