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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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‡REEHO, n. [′riho]

1. A state of excited impatience, a stir, a to-do (Abd. 1968).Abd.¹⁴ c.1915:
Ye notna made sic a reeho aboot it.Bnff.² 1930:
The laddie wid hardly wyte t' tak' his tay, he wiz in sic a reeho to be aff.

2. A tomboyish, romping girl.Abd. 1911 Abd. Weekly Jnl. (20 Jan.):
A reeho o' a quine.