Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1890-1924
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BELTIE, n.2 The bald coot.Ags. 1890 A. Lowson John Guidfellow ix.:
He'd been oot sailin' amon' the Loch reeds, shootin' jukes an' belties.Ags. 1924 A. Gray Any Man's Life 40:
A man would be a gey galoot To gang himsel' to see the troot, An belties splashin' in an' oot.
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