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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1644
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Rinland, n. [? Gael. rinn promontory, point, peninsula, and Land n.1] ? The Rinns of Galloway. —1644 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. II 705.
The rinland and lie mers on the west