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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1923
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¶GIRN-BLEATER, n.comb. = Bleater, the snipe, Capella gallinago.Abd. 1923 Swatches o' Hamespun 69:
Lookin for water-hens' nests, harkenin tull the cries o' the girn-bleaters, or feedin gorblins oot o's bait-can.
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