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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.
BOAN, n. “Any small outhouse or lean-to, such as a piggery. Obsol. Common two generations ago” (Arg.1 1929).
[Gael. bothan, a little house, a hut, a tent. Cf. Irish bohaun, a hut (Joyce). Cogn. Eng. booth.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Boan n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 4 Apr 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/boan>
