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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
RUDDY, n. A child's marble made of red clay (Arg. 1936 L. McInnes S. Kintyre 15).
[Dim. variant of rud, Reid. See I. 2. (3) s.v.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Ruddy n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 6 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/ruddy>