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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BONNET, v.

1. To capture by means of a bonnet.Bnff.(D) 1927 E. S. Rae Hansel fae Hame 50:
Bide ye, be canny, he's sattlin' tae licht, — An' he bonnets the butterflee aifter an' a'.

2. “To crown the top of anything with one's bonnet as a feat of daring” (Bnff.² 1935).Ags.(D) 1890 A. N. Simpson Muirside Memories ix.:
Craws' nests he cud harrie by the dizzen, and bonnet the highest beech in a' the craw-wid.Ags.(D) 1922 J. B. Salmond Bawbee Bowden xii.:
Sandy swore he cud bonnet a boat's mast afore the auld skipper himsel'.