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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1665-1698
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Randy, -ie, adj. [Cf. e.m.E. rand v. to rave or rant (1601), f. obs. Flem. randen, ranten. Cf. also later Sc. and north. Eng. dial. randie a sturdy rude-mannered beggar.] Only with beggar. Aggressive in manner; coarse in speech and manner; menacingly rude. — 1665 Argyll-Lauderdale Lett. 25 n.
Profane randy beggars 1672 M. P. Brown Suppl. Decis. II 645.
A multitude of randy beggars 1682 S. Leith Rec. 142.
That no randie beggar be recepd by any of this toune 1692 Pitcairne Assembly iv ii 59.
Vagabonds, randy-beggars [etc.] 1698 Culross II 29.
Seven pounds Scots … distributed to the randie beggars
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