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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1636
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Ruch wollitt, Roche wollitt, ppl. adj. [Ruch adv. and woollitt.] Unshorn, unclipped. = Ruch adj. 3. — 1636 Galloway P. 15 April.
The first payment to be at Mertimes 1636 with £20 Scots … togidder with tuo ruch wollitt wedders 1636 Ib. 21 April.
Sex scoir roche wollitt scheip
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