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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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BULLET, n.2 Variant or corrupt form of Eng. bullace, a kind of plum.Lnk. 1845 Stat. Acc.2 VI. 744:
The native varieties of this sort of fruit are, burnets, whitcorns, horse-jags, bullets and devons.
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"Bullet n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 7 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00088194>
