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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1803
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BANE, v. = Eng. bone, to remove the bone from.Sc. 1803 Scott Letters (Cent. Ed.) I. 170:
The Tod's tail which I have ban'd and mounted on a stick to give them [books] a weekly switching.
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"Bane v.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 5 Sep 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00087840>
