Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BY-GAET, BYE-GATE, n. comb. A byway (Bnff.2, Abd.22, Ags.1, Fif.10, Lnk.3 1938). [′bɑɪ′get]Ayr. 1879 R. Adamson Lays of Leisure Hours 135:
For, if we will the by-gaet tak', We maun loup dykes an' ditches.Dmf. [1777] J. Mayne Siller Gun (1808) ii. i.:
Aff to the Craigs, the hale forenoon, By a' the bye-gates, round and round, Crouds after crouds were flocking down.
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