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Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. by Revised by Alexander Leighton
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AX-TREE, _s._ an axle-tree.

AYONT, _prep._ beyond.

AY, _adv._ yes.



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BABIE, BAWBIE, _s._ a halfpenny.

BACHLE, BAUCHLE, _s._ an old shoe or slipper.

BACKLINS, _adv._ backwards. _To gae backlins_, to walk
backwards, like a ropemaker.

BACKSPANG, _s._ a trick, or legal quirk; advantage taken by
one over another.

_To_ BACK-SPEIR, _v. a._ to trace a report as far back
as possible; to cross-question.

BACK-SPEIRER, _s._ a cross-examiner.

BADE, _pret_. of bide.

BADRANS, BATHRONS, _s._ a designation for a cat.

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