Meaning & use

baith

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Scots dialect word meaning "both."

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Baith o' the bairns were laughing at the joke.

We'll need baith the hammer and the nails for this job.

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"Baith" is a Scots form of "both," commonly found in traditional Scots poetry, song, and everyday speech in Scotland.

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