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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1790, 1912-1919
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BUG, v., pa.t. Built (Lth. 1936 (per Lnk.3)).Rnf. 1790 A. Wilson Poems 189:
Ye ken we joyfu' bug our nest, And clos't it a' about.Rxb. 1912–1919 The Little Laddie in Rymour Club Misc. II. 42:
The pyet was a wiley bird, and she bug up the wa'; But the craw was a dirty beast, and she pu'ed down a'.
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