Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1920-1922
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BURGES, Burgess, Burghess, n. Used attrib. in comb. with thread: flaxen thread (Sh. 1905 E.D.D. Suppl., burges; Sh.7, Ork.2, Cai.7 1937). [′bʌrdʒəs]Sh.(D) 1922 J. Inkster Mansie's Röd 80:
Luik i' da locker o' dy kist, lass, doo micht a laid hit in. Did doo no pit da preens an' burghess treeds dere?Ork. 1920 J. Firth Reminisc. Ork. Par. (1922) 96:
A “whitey-broon burgess” (linen) thread was securely fixed round the tooth by a running noose.
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