In the Scots song, "Hishie ba",also known as "When I was noo but sweet sixteen" as sung by Arthur Argo and Jean Redpath the last 2 lines of the last verse are as follows
It's gi'en me balance tae my stays
and thats in the latest fashon, o
What does the line "It's gi'en me balance tae my stays" mean??
Something about a corset??