Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1933
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BOWIN, n.1 One of the species of wrasse (Labridæ) (Ayr. a.1838 Jam. MSS. X. 7). [′bʌɪn]Gall.1 1933:
I got a local fisherman here to talk to me about wrasse, whereof there are plenty on this rocky coast. He called the fish "bowin."
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