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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1847
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†BLURRIN, BLURIN', ppl.adj. “Emitting a weird or mournful sound” (Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B.).Rxb. 1847 J. Halliday Rustic Bard 180:
The gloamin' star sought the blue eastern sky, And blurin' bleater blew his drone on high.
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"Blurrin ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 15 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/blurrin>
