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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: 1788
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BENSOME, adj. A variant reading for Bangsom, q.v. Prob. Skinner knew Bense, n. and v.Sc.(D) [1788] J. Skinner Christmas Ba'ing in Amusements, etc. (1809) 52:
Some red their hair, some maen'd their banes, Some bann'd the bensome billies.
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"Bensome adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 7 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/bensome>
