Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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CAVABURD, KAVABURD, Kavabord, n. “A thick fall of snow” (Sh. 1825 Jam.2, cavaburd; 1908 Jak. (1928), kavabord); “snow drifted violently by the wind” (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., kavaburd). Cf. Kaav. [′kɑ:vəbord + -bʌrd]
[Norse kave, heavy snowfall + byrde, load, burden (Falk and Torp). Cf. O.N. kafa-fjúk, thick fall ofsnow (Zoëga).]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Cavaburd n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 22 Nov 2019 <https://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/cavaburd>
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