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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1836
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†RUDE, n. Sc. form of obs. or dial. Eng. rud(d), the complexion, specif. the red hues of the complexion (Abd. 1790 A. Shirrefs Poems Gl., 1808 Jam.). Arch.s.Sc. 1836 Wilson's Tales of the Borders IV. 34:
Yon bloomin hizzy wi the rose rude.
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