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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1718, 1834-1835
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†BRANNY, n. A Sc. form of Eng. brandy. For loss of d, see P.L.D. §64.Sc. 1718 Ramsay Chr. Kirke iii. v. in Poems (1721):
She fley'd the Kimmers ane and a', Word gae'd she was na kanny . . . Till she was burnt wi' Branny.Slk. a.1835 Hogg Tales, etc. (1837) III. 311:
But some said she had in her han A kipple o' bottles o' branny.
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