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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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†TORRIE, int. Also torran. A call to a bull (Cai. 1905 E.D.D.).
[Gael. toraidh, id., tarbhan, a young bull, deriv. of tor, tarbh, a bull. See Tor.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Torrie interj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 2 Dec 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/torrie_interj>