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BUNNLE, n.
Sc. form of Eng. bundle.Per. 1987 Roger Leitch ed. The Book of Sandy Stewart 22:
Ah've seen me fether when he wes stuck wioot a cairt, makkin two big bunnles an pittin them across the powny's back — whit they caa seckets.ne.Sc. 2004 Press and Journal 2 Feb 12:
Na, cheeng't days noo wi health and safety regulations smorin oot the skweelies quicker than the sna. The aathorities, the buses, the staff, fativer, hae es muckle bunnle on their backs nooadays.Abd. 2005 Elphinstone Kist (https://www.abdn.ac.uk/elphinstone/kist/display/664/) :
A man caad John Sutherland wad cairry a big bunnle o tangles back tae Neebra, an we jist ett them raw. They're affa guid fur ye ... fu o iron!
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