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A nickname for a Nova Scotian.

A Nova Scotian; also, a Nova Scotian ship (called also Blue"nos`er); a Nova Scotian potato, etc.

a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea captain. "Bluff King Hal." Sir W. Scott. There is indeed a bluff pertinacity which is a proper defense in a moment of surprise. I. Taylor.

A bid; an offer. [Obs. or Dial.] Sir W. Scott

A small Scotch coin worth about one sixth of an English penny. Sir W. Scott.

legislative body; a clerical body. A numerous body led unresistingly to the slaughter. Prescott.

nd mire. At another time, he was bogged up to the middle in the slough of Lochend. Sir W. Scott.

r, in the wall of a house, for giving, occasionally, air or light; also, a small closet. [Scot.] Open the bole wi'speed, that I may see if this be the right Lord Geraldin. Sir W. Scott.

A Scotch measure, formerly in use: for wheat and beans it contained four Winchester bushels; for oats, barley, and potatoes, six bushels. A boll of meal is 140 lbs. avoirdupois. Also, a measure for salt of two bushels. [Sometimes spelled bole.]

r that which resembles an arrow; a dart. Look that the crossbowmen lack not bolts. Sir W. Scott. A fool's bolt is soon shot. Shak.

Good will; good fellowship; agreement. [Scot.]

A field worker, esp. a woman who works in the field. [Scot.]

soft, elastic, very durable cap, made of thick, seamless woolen stuff, and worn by men in Scotland. And pbonnets waving high. Sir W. Scott.

ou blithe and bonny. Shak. Report speaks you a bonny monk, that would hear the matiSir W. Scott.

A cur [Scot.]

man his boote. Chaucer. Thou art boot for many a bruise And healest many a wound. Sir W. Scott. Next her Son, our soul's best boot. Wordsworth.

Hose made to be worn with boots, as by travelers on horseback. Sir W. Scott.

A carouse; a drinking. Sir W. Scott.

der land of science. -- The Border, The Borders, specifically, the frontier districts of Scotland and England which lie adjacent. -- Over the border, across the boundary line or frontier.

; brought into life; introduced by birth. No one could be born into slavery in Mexico. Prescott.