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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1788, 1882
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BOGAN, Boggan, Boggin, n. “A boil, a large pimple, filled with white matter, chiefly appearing between the fingers of children in spring” (Bwk., Lnk., Ayr. 1825 Jam.2).Arg. 1882 Argyllsh. Herald (3 June):
The wins was awfu cowld an' he tok a boggan . . . in his chokes.Rnf. 1788 E. Picken Poems, etc. 172:
He coud hae cur'd the cough, an' phthisic, Burns, boggans, botches, boils, an' blisters.
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