Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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BANG, n.2 A crowd. [bɑŋ]Sc. 1721 Ramsay Works (1846) II. 178:
My boding thought A bang of fears into my breast has brought!Sc. 1819 Lockhart Peter's Letters lxix.:
He was a fine lad-weel worth the hail bang o' them.Abd.2 1933:
The hale bang took leg bail an' cleared oot.
Combs.: (1) bang-dollop, the whole lot; (2) bang-jing, id.(1) Fif. 1895 “G. Setoun” Sunshine and Haar 186:
They're careless hussies the whole bang-dollop o' them!(2) Edb. 1931 E. Albert Herrin' Jennie i. v.:
I sellt the whole bang-jing so cheap.
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