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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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BORRACH, n. Slurred form of Boddick, Bottick, boathook.Fif. 1964 Scots Mag. (June) 267:
It's designed to take the haft of the borrach.
[For -r- cf. porridge < potage.]
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