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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
BU, n. [bu:]
1. The shoulder of an animal.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
De (fore-)bus o' a sheep, coo, horse.Rnf. 1835 D. Webster Rhymes 48:
The bu o' a cow, gude meat for his mou'.
2. “The bow of a vessel” (Ib.; Sh. 1914 Angus Gl.; Bnff.2 1936).
[Cf. O.N. bógr, shoulder (of an animal) (Zoëga); O.E. bōg, bōh, shoulder. See Beuch, etym. note.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Bu n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/bu_n>
