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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1877-1953
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ROODER, n. Also rooddir (Sh. 1904 E.D.D.); rudder-, ruder; röeder; roother. See D, 4. A type of shellfish or barnacle, one of the Lepadidae (Sh. 1825 Jam., 1866 Edm. Gl., roother, 1908 Jak. (1928), ruder, 1914 Angus Gl., Sh. 1968). See also Rur. [′rudər]Sh. 1899 J. Spence Folk-Lore 33:
Pounding and holding rooder for soe, or lure.Sh. 1932 J. M. E. Saxby Trad. Lore 203:
“Rooder” is barnacles on ships, or wood.Sh. 1953 New Shetlander No. 35. 14:
Röeder, crawpeel and even lempits.
Comb. and deriv.: 1. ruder pecker, -pikker, a name applied to various wading birds who feed on this, esp. the purple sandpiper, Erolia maritima (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), Sh. 1968), or the oyster-catcher, Hæmatopus ostralegus (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), 1914 Angus Gl.); 2. roodery, rooderi, rudderi(e), (1) n., a crust or covering of barnacles, a place where barnacles are encrusted (Sh. 1880 Jam., Sh. 1968); transf. a crust or scab on the skin of potatoes (Sh. 1968); (2) adj., encrusted with barnacles (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., Sh. 1968); rough, uneven (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)).2. (1) Sh. 1898 Shetland News (3 Sept.):
Der [potatoes] a' cover'd wi yon black rooderi o' a skab.(2) Sh. 1877 G. Stewart Fireside Tales 4:
Like a sleepin' baukie on a rudderie skerrie.
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