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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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†BODABID, -BIT, in phr. go bodabid, — bodabit, used of two or more boats which cast their fish together and divide the price equally at time of settlement. Given for Sh. by Edm. Gl. 1866, Jak. 1908 (1928), Angus Gl. 1914.
[O.N. *bātabȳti, from bāt-, a boat (prob. borrowed from O.E. bāt, see N.E.D. s.v. boat) + bȳti, a dealing out.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Bodabid ". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 28 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/bodabid>
