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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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RACE, n.² Sc. usages:

1. The group of farm servants employed for a half-yearly period on one particular farm (Abd. 1965).Mry. 1921 T.S.D.C.:
Ye hae a race o' fine loons.

2. A set of articles used together for a fixed purpose (ne.Sc. 1967), occas. of false teeth.Bnff. 1844 Trans. Bnff Field Club (1939) 35:
The Wright is making a whole race of new doors.Abd. c.1930:
I hae twa race o' theets.Abd. 1967 Buchan Observer (3 Jan.) 7:
A race of horse shoes costs now double what they did previously.