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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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(Rove,) Roove, n.2 [ME and e.m.E. roue (a1400) scurf, (1530) a rind or hard skin. Also in the later dial. as ruff a skin eruption.] A covering layer. —1619 Cochran-Patrick Coinage I 239.
Quhairas thair is a grite quantitie of lyght and crakit gold quhilkis sindrie personis for thair advantage buyes and caussis sowde the same and puttis roovis of fauls gold thairon and gyltis the same

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