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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1843
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BLACK CORK, n. Porter.Edb. 1843 J. Ballantine Gaberlunzie's Wallet xii.:
I'll run ower the way to Bell's brewery, and get ye a pint o' black cork to synd it doun wi'.
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"Black Cork n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/black_cork>
