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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BONNACH FAALY, —FALLAID, n. A small Bannock made from the dough or oatmeal left over from a baking of bannocks.Crm. 1933 D. A. Mackenzie Stroopie Well 2:
It is considered unlucky by the bakers of oatmeal bannocks to replace any meal in the “meal kist,” or to throw away the remnants of dough. The housewife “dusts the board” with a bunch of feathers after completing her baking, and with the remnants she makes the “Bonnach Fallaid” (pronouneed “bonnach faaly”).