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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1950
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TROT, n.2 A row or line. Phs. by wrong division for rot, Rat, n.2, 2.Bnff. 1950 N. Paterson Behold Thy Daughter i. i.:
The fishing-boats, forty or fifty of them, were packed in tight trots on the shore side of the inner basin.
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"Trot n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 17 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/trot_n2>
