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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1899
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BLUINT, n. Of sleep: a short period. [blønt]Sh.(D) 1899 J. Spence Sh. Folk-Lore 239:
I lays me doon brawly shön, sae as ta get a bluint o' sleep.
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