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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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(Roungit,) Rongit, Rung(e)it, ppl. adj. Also: rowng(e)it; ro(u)ng-, runged. [Ro(u)nge v.] Chiefly of coins: Mutilated by paring down; ‘clipped’. Also fig. 1532 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 379.
[Owing to] gret murmur risin … [about the money and specially] crownis of the egle … [which … are] rungit [and not] convenient to have passage [for the value proclaimed] 1550 Dundee B. Ct. II fol. 3 (7 Oct.).
Anent … money of France … that na persone … refuse the said money thai beand on rongit & vnbatterit 1551 Ib. fol. 47b (6 April).
Grantit … the intromissioun with ane firlat allegit rowngit & the bordur cuttit downe be hym 1559 Knox I 404.
Thair clyppit and rowngeit [Calderwood I 105 ronged (pr. rouged)] soussis … ar commandit to have course in this realme 1602 Reg. Privy C. VI 739.
Certane rungeit sex pund peceis 1619 Melrose P. 341.
And will gif occasioun of exportatioun frome hense of all oure goode and havie gold and importatioun frome thense of all thair [sc. England's] light and runged gold c1650 Cochran-Patrick Coinage I lxxxi.
The rounged and clipped half crownes … which wer now to be discharged to goe under their trew wightfig. 1622 Scot Course of Conformity 43.
To attaine thirteen rounged and dilapidate bishoprickes