10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIGWIDDIE»
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Jamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the ...
RIGWIDDIE-NAG, t. A horse that has one of its testicles amputated, Boxb.
Perhaps a oorr. of Rig- lan, q. v. To RYKE, tr. n. To reach. Burnt. BYK, Bykb, adj. 1
. Potent. Wynloum. 2. Bich. Wallace. — Moes. G. reiki, A. S. rica, princeps. RIK,
Ryke, $.
John Jamieson, John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.), John Longmuir, 1867
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A Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words ...
Long-winded and confused, S. also low E. RIGS, Rigibcs, §. A game of children,
Aberd.; said to be the same with.&cotcA and English ; also called Rackety Row.
RIGWIDDIE, RjQWOODIB, adj. 1. A rigwiddiebody, one of a stubborn disposition,
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According to Jamieson rigwoodie (which he considers to be a wrong spelling for
rigwiddie, both would be pronounced in the same way), literally ridge or back
withy or willow, meant originally the rope made of willow withs crossing the back
of ...
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A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: ...
RIGWIDDIE, 1. The rope or chain, &c] Add, as sense 2. One of a durableframe,
one that can bear a great deal of fatigue or hard usage, Fife ; evidently in allusion
to the toughness of the materials of which this implement is formed. Rigwiddie,
adj ...
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Scottish Dictionary and Supplement: In Four Volumes. Suppl. ...
RIGWIDDIE, *. 1. The rope or chain, &c] Add, as sense 2. One of a durableframe,
one thatcanbear a great deal of fatigue or hard usage, Fife ; evidently in allusion
to the toughness of the materials of which this implement is formed. Rigwiddie ...
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An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
'RIGWIDDIE, s. The rope or chain that crosses the back of a horse when yoked in
a cart, S. Rig, back, and widdie, a twig. RYK, RYKE, adj. 1. Potent. Wyntown. 2.
Rich. Wallace. IMoes.G. reiks, A.S. rica, princeps. EIK, RYKE, s. A kingdom.
According to Jamieson rigwoodie (which he considers to be a wrong spelling for
rigwiddie, both would be pronounced in the same way), literally ndge or back
withy or willow, meant originally the rope made of willow witns crossing the back
of ...
According to Jamieson rigwoodie (which he considers to be a wrong spelling for
rigwiddie, both would be pronounced in the same way), literally ndge or back
withy or willow, meant originally the rope made of willow withs crossing the back
of ...
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Tam O'Shanter and Souter Johnny, a Poem
Robert Burns. 12 TAM о' SHANTBR. Thir breeks O' mine, my only pair, That ance
were plush, o' guid blue hair, I wad hae gi'en them aff my hurdies, For ae blink O'
the bonnie burdies.' But wither'd beldams, auld and droll, Rigwiddie hags wad ...
But wither'd beldams, auld and droll, Rigwiddie hags wad spean a foal, Lowping
an' flinging on a cummock, I wonder didna turn thy stomach. But Tam kenn'd what
was what fu' brawlie, There was ae winsome wench and walie, That night ...
