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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1914-1935
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BODDAM, v. Used lit. and fig.
1. (See quot.)Sh. 1914 Angus Gl.:
"To boddam," to touch the bottom.
2. To make a bottom for anything, as for a stack or a dam.Bnff.2 1935:
I doot we'll need to boddam the dam wi' stiff clay.
3. To understand.Abd.9 1935:
It's a mystery tae me. A canna boddam't ava'.
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