Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1915
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BODDIN, n. Misprint for boddim, Boddam. Phr. the boddim o' a gill, jocularly, a portion of a gill, the (lower) half of a gill.Abd. 1915 H. Beaton Benachie 50:
A halt was made for their masters to get a “boddin o' a gill o' the rale raw cawker, fae strappin' Isobel Watson”.
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