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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1560-1570
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Rig(g)et, n. Also: -at; -art, -ert; reget. (North. e.m.E. (1559) ryget, rigolde (1584), altered forms of e.m.E. ridgell (1597) an animal which has been imperfectly castrated, or whose genital organs are not properly developed; a rig. Appar. ultim. f. rig the backbone (Rig n. 1), in reference to the supposed location of the undescended testicle. See also Riglin(g n.) Also attrib. — 1560 Kinnaird Farm Bk. fol. 103b.
Daill wodderis, … ane daill rigert 1560 Ib. 104b.
Rigartis 1563 Ib. fol. 20b.
Be slachter scheip of ram and rigat 1563 Ib.
Riggettis — 1562 Kinnaird Farm Bk. fol. 15b.
Ane rigget wedder, ane dilmont 1570 Ib. fol. 57.
Of reget wedderis
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