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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BLOGG, adj. (See quot.)Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
Blogg, big and clumsy, a b[logg] boy, a b[logg] piece o' wood.

[Sw. dial. block (blok), bole of a tree; something exceptionally large (Torp).]

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