A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1696
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(Rib,) Ryb, attrib. [ME and e.m.E. ribbe, ryb(be Hound's tongue, Ribwort (obs. after 1483), OE ribbe, fem., prob. f. Rib,n.] Ribgrass. —1696 Donaldson Husbandry 8.
Sowing seeds of cloaver and other grass, ryb seed
