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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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ROGACH, adj. Of corn: twisted, dishevelled, matted. [′rogəx]Arg.² 1930:
Them's wil' rogach lookin stooks ye hev the year. The corn wuz that rogach there we had tae cut it wi' the scythe.