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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶BEEL-PLEUCH, n. A tractor-plough.Abd. 1932 R. L. Cassie Sc. Sangs 28:
Tam, the wudder lats ye fudder Wi' the new beel-pleuch.
[The word is a nonce formation, the first element phs. representing Norw. bil, an automobile, motor-car. Cassie was a ‘Lallans’ writer.]
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"Beel-pleuch n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 27 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00087922>
