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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
BURLIN-TREE. n. comb. “A piece of wood used as a shuttle, weaver's shuttle” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)).
[Burl, v., + tree, piece of wood.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Burlin-tree n. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 2 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/burlintree>
