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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1817
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¶REFUTCH, n. Nonce form of Eng. refuge. The speaker is a Highlander. See G, 8.Sc. 1817 Scott Rob Roy xxix.:
We suldna be plagued and worried here wi' meetings to pit down Rob Roy, if the Cawmils didna gie him refutch.
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