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ˈbougar Sc.|ˈbuːgə(r)| Etymology unknown. 1. pl. ‘Cross spars, forming part of the roof of a cottage, used instead of laths.’ Jamieson.
a1550Christis Kirke Gr. xiv, With bougars of barnis thay beft blew kappis. 1858M. Porteous Souter Johnny 28 This braw lid Made frae the bougars o' the Kirk. 2. Comb., as bougar-stakes, ‘the lower part of rafters, that were set on the ground in old houses’; bougar-sticks, ‘strong pieces of wood fixed to the..rafters of a house by wooden pins’. |