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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
FLAPPER-BAGS, n.comb.pl. 1. The butter bur, Petasites vulgaris (Dmf. 1897 Trans. Dmf. and Gall. Antiq. Soc. 148). Cf. Flatter-bags; 2. The burdock, Arctium lappa (Dmf. 1869 Athenæum (13 March) 382, 1899 J. Shaw Country Schoolmaster (ed. Wallace) 347).
[So called from the appearance of the plant. The meaning under 2. is doubtful. The whole evidence for the word seems to originate in Shaw who may have confused the Eng. names for Petasites.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Flapper-bags n. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/flapperbags>
