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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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BOOL, v.5 To become globular in shape, to swell like or into a ball, e.g. of growing turnips. From Bool, n.1Fif. 1958:
Thae neeps is boolin weel efter the rain.
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"Bool v.5". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 21 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00088094>
