Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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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 12 May 2021 <https://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/ruddy>
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