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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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RAAM, n. See quot. (Sh. 1967).Sh. 1914 Angus Gl.:
Raam. The film of congealed grease by which the roots of the hairs of wool are held together, “so that the wool, in ruing, comes off in flakes.”