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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1920
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BUNKIE, n. Space under the Stern seat in a small boat.Bnff.2 1920:
He gid aff t' the han'-lin' [hand-line fishing] aboot fower o'clock in the mornin', wi' a pailie o' fine safticks in the bunkie.
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