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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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BAGRIE, n. Trash, worthless rubbish.Sc. [1769] D. Herd Sc. Songs (1776) II. 19:
Shame fa' the gear and the bagrie o't.

[This form is suspect, the usual reading in the song being Bladry.]

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