Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1899-1908
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BAIRDAL, Berdel, n. (See second quot.) [′berdəl]Sh. 1899 J. Spence Sh. Folk-Lore 77:
The aborigines made many domestic articles out of clebber, or bairdal, as steatite is also called.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
Berdel, soft kind of rock, steatite, soapstone.
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