A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Rimin dish. (Cf. later Sc. dial. rimmer a wooden band or hoop employed to shape a cheese. But perh. erron. for rinnin (= Rin(n)ing vbl. n. 5), and so to be connected with such processes as straining, brewing, making rennet, or the like. Cf. Rinnar n. 7.) —1697 Household Bk. Gr. Baillie 168.
For a rimin dish 2 s., milsy 2 s.
