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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BULLOCK-YELLOW, n. A kind of turnip (Bnff.², Abd.² 1937).Abd.(D) 1903 W. Watson Auld Lang Syne 35:
It was impossible to look at his head without thinking of the variety of “neeps” known as “Bullock-yellow,” it being covered with sandy-coloured hair, brushed flat across his narrow forehead.