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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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REACH, v. Also reetch, raech. To strain in an attempt to vomit, to retch (Sc. 1904 E.D.D.). Gen.Sc. Obs. in Eng. exc. dial. [ritʃ; Sh. rætʃ]Sh. 1899 Shetland News (21 Jan.):
I raech'd laek a dug.Dmf. 1925 Trans. Dmf. and Gall. Antiq. Soc. XIII. 35:
Straining. Bouking and reachin' when the stomach is on the heave.Abd. 1955 W. P. Milne Eppie Elrick iii.:
That hard hoast . . . an' a' yon cowkin an' reetchin.Gsw. 1972 Molly Weir Best Foot Forward (1974) 51:
The magic didn't work for me. I still 'reached' and 'boked' in misery. Edb. 1999:
There's nothin worse than reachin tae be seeck oan an empty stomach.