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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1576
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Rouchla, attrib. (? Perh. the name of some farm, f. Ruch adj. 5 and ? Ley n.2 Cf. the modern Sc. farm names Roughlee and Roughley (Roxb.).) —1576 Edinburgh Testaments IV 165.
Of kebbis — rouchla tupes xxxvj