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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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REETO, n. Also reetik(Sh.). A thin, scraggy animal (Sh. 1968). Hence adj. reetowy, scraggy, emaciated; irreg. reetlawee, of poor uneven ploughing (Ork. 1973 Orcadian (26 July).Ork. 1929 Marw.:
A puir reetowy ting o' a lamb.
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