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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1778-1808

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ROLLOCH, v. In ppl.adj. rollochin(g), lively, frank, outspoken, uninhibited in speech or manner.Lnk. a.1779 D. Graham Writings (1883) II. 225:
A daughter, called Rollocking Jenny, because she spoke thick, sax words at three times, half sense and half nonsense.
Sc. 1808 Jam.:
A rollochin queyn, a lively young woman, who speaks freely and with sincerity.

[Appar. an extended usage of Eng. rollick, to be exuberantly gay.]

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