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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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BLAW, n.4 In Sc. cant usage: oatmeal (Per., Arg., Gall. 1907 A. McCormick Tinkler-Gypsies App. xvii.; ne.Sc. 1975). Cf. Blawkie.m.Sc. c.1840 J. Strathesk Hawkie (1888) 18:
At the first door I went to, the woman gave me a piece of bread, and at the next, the wife made me a “blaw” (meal) bag, of which I was muckle the better.
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"Blaw n.4". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 5 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00088036>
