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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1879
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¶ROUGH, n. A rush, a reed. Nonce.Sc. 1879 P. H. Waddell Isaiah xix. 15:
Nor nae wark sal e'er be intil Ægyp, that tap-man or tail, the beugh or the rough, sal gang thro't.
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"Rough n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 3 Aug 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/rough>
