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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1964
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RIG, v.3 With aboot: to tidy up, set to rights. Sh. usage of Eng. rig, orig. in naut. use, to adjust the rigging of a ship.Sh. 1964 New Shetlander No. 71. 33:
There is time at last, to listen and discuss, . . . to knit, or sew, or rig aboot da hoose.
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