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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1654
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(Rewinelik,) Ruynelyk, adj. [Rewine n.] Causing ruin; destructive. — 1654 Johnston Diary II 251.
I thought they looked very lyk an anti-comanding, anti-covenanting pairty and so very ruynelyk
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"Rewinelik adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/rewinelik>
