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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1909

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BORE, Boar, n.2 "A big wave breaking on the beach amid smaller ones. Also used as a place-name for a bad roost in the 'Bore of Papay'" (Ork. 1929 Marw.).Cai.(D) 1909 D. Houston 'E Silkie Man 10:
He wis nee time fill [for while = till] 'ey wir doon on 'e back 'e "Boars," bit be 'iss time 'e "Boars" wis gettan' up, an' . . . he keepid'r awa.

[O.N. bāra, a billow, a breaker. In a witch trial (1633) termed "boares of the sea" (Abbotsford Misc. I. 2) (Marw.). Cf. Eng. bore, a tidal wave, which, however, since it is not found prior to 1601, may not have its origin in O.N.]

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