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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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ROWLIES, n.pl. A name for the game of Release or Relief, 3. (Mry. 1969 I. & P. Opie Children's Games 173). [Prob. from a reduced form of Eng. dial. relievo, id. Other Eng. variants are rallio, rollio.]
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"Rowlies n. pl.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 25 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00089119>
