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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1929
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BAWNS, BAWNIS, n. [bɔns, bɔnz, ′bǫn(ɪ)z]
1. An uproar, fuss.Ork. 1929 Marw.:
What a b[awns] he was in, aboot nothing.
2. A person full of wicked tricks.Ork. 1929 Marw.:
He was just a perfect b[awnis] o' ill-tricks.
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