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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1818-1825
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BORRAL TREE, n. The elder, Sambucus nigra. (See first quot.)Sc. 1825 Jam.2:
Borral tree. It is supposed that this may denote the bour-tree or common elder; as boys bore it for their popguns.Slk. 1818 Hogg Brownie of Bodsbeck I. xi. 216:
Little misters it to me Whar they gang, or whar they ride; Round the hillock, on the lea, Round the auld borral tree.
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