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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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BOLTY LAIRAG, n. The corn-bunting, Emberiza calandra (Cai. 1975). [The first element is ad. Norw. dial. bulten, thick, plump; for the second see Laverock.]
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