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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BLUESTER, BLOOSTER, BLUSTER, Bloster, n. [′blustər, ′blʌstər, ′blostər]

1. (1) “Peaty soil of a blueish colour” (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.).

Hence bluester-peats, “peats cut in bluester soil” (Ib.).

(2) “Rough barren ground, scarcely worth cultivation” (Sh. 1898 E.D.D., blooster, also bluster).

2. “Soil where water has oozed in and raised the surface; swollen stretch of land, full of fissures; esp. of peaty soil in such state” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928); Sh.⁷ 1935, bloster).

3. “The lower stratum of peatmoor next to the subsoil” (Sh. 1914 Angus Gl. s.v. bluster).