A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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(Rolling,) Rowing, n. [Rol(l v.2 Cf. Rolling vbl. n.2] A roller or cylinder to facilitate the movement of the ‘hopper’. —1558–9 Edinb. Old Acc. I 292.
[For the Malt Mill,] Item, rowingis to the hopper, x d.
