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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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RETICULE, n. Also Sc. forums: retikule; retical; reddicle, redicel; radical (Dmf. 1925 Trans. Dmf. and Gall. Antiq. Soc. XII. 35), radicle; riddicle. The form ridicule is found in Eng. dial. Sc. comb. reticule basket, a woven bag for carry ing on the arm (Cai., em.Sc.(a), Wgt. 1968). [′rɛtɪkəl, ′rɛd-]Sc. 1857 J. W. Carlyle Letters (Froude 1883) II. 309:
You came tripping in with a reticule-basket, and gave me little cakes.Fif. 1864 W. D. Latto T. Bodkin xxxv.:
Tibbie never could gang half-a-mile frae hame withoot haein' a radicle basket on her airm.Kcb. 1895 Crockett Bog-Myrtle 175:
In her wee black retical basket.Abd. 1924 Trans. Bch. Field Club XIII. 39:
Nannie wi' 'er reddicle basket, an' a big lump o' butter wi' a cabbitch blade roon't.Cai. 1962 John o' Groat Lit. Soc. 13:
A redicel basket on a kist.