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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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BOONIE, n. Dress, clothes; in pl. “harness for a horse” (Ork. 1929 Marw.). Also fig. mood, spirits, fettle (Ork. 1975). [′buni] Cf. Boona.Ork.(D) 1880 Dennison Orcad. Sk. Bk. 35:
Lass I'm wanting tae shaw thee whar a' me grave boonie's lyan'.Ork.1 1946:
He's no in great boony.
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"Boonie n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 25 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/boonie_n>
