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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 and 2005 supplements.
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BELTIE, n.¹

“A black bullock with a white ring round its body” (Ayr.⁴ 1923). = Galloway n. 2. Comb. belted Galloway.Sc. 1935 Sc. Country (Scott-Moncrieff) 26:
The Galloway cow, and in particular, the 'beltie', is perhaps the thing that most of all is the symbol of the country.Sc. 1989 Scotsman 25 Sep :
In the last moments before departure, my friend casually but proudly and expectantly asked her friend: "Well, what impressed you most of all the things we have seen?" Without hesitation the sophisticated New Yorker gave the wholly unexpected answer which has become a catchphrase in our family: "The Belties were enchanting."Sc. 1996 Herald 6 Aug :
They have visited farms in various parts of the country. Yesterday they were in South-west Scotland visiting beef farms including John Corrie's herds of belties and Galloways at Park of Tongland, Kirkcudbright.Kcb. 1995:
Beltie = belted Galloway, cow, bull, stirk etc - the standard spoken form in Galloway.