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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Stayrig, n. [Stay v.1 and Rig n.] A boundary, a ridge or strip of land running at right angles to the other strips and so forming a boundary. — 1591 Old Dundee I 242.
To … restore the same to the auld estate and for that effect at the tails of all their rigs to mak ane stayrig upon the auld bounds of the said acres
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