Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1908
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BET, v.2 and n. See Bait, n.2 and Bait, v.4 [be:t, be:ət]
1. v. (See quot.)Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
Bet, prop. to get to bite; let bite, esp.: to set a dog on the sheep; drive sheep with the help of a dog, to b[et] de sheep; to b[et] de tun wi' de dog, to drive the sheep away from the home-field (de tun) with the help of a dog. [O.N. beita, to set on, to hunt, to let graze.]
2. n. Lit. something to bite, as of grass given to a cow; also pasture and seed potatoes (Jak.).Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
Gi'e de coo a b[et].
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