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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1507, 1561-1654
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Rug(g)in(g, vbl. n. Also: rwg(g)-; ruig-; rowg-. [Rug v.] The action of pulling, tearing or taking away, in senses 1–5 of Rug v.With various complements, also without const.a. 1590-1 R. Bruce Serm. 206.
Death is a violent twinning and rugging sundrie of that quhilk the Lord hath appointed to bide together 1605-6 Welsh Forty-eight Serm. 476.
All this … rugging and separation of the soul and body from the presence of God 1633 Johnston Diary I 130.
Of the Holy Sprit in rugging me out of the verry mouth of hell —1570 Canongate Ct. Bk. 214.
Convict … of the … stryking of Johnne Crawfurde … and rugging and ryving of his lug to the effusioun of his bludeb. 1507 Edinb. B. Ct. Bk. 38.
In the ruggin of his haire furth of his hed 1561 Peebles B. Rec. I 275.
In the … pulling of hir corsay of hir heid and rugging of hir hair 1565 Ib. 301.
Rwging 1570 Canongate Ct. Bk. 262. 1654 Lanark B. Rec. 154.
For puting of Hew Weir … aff his horse and ruging of his hairc. 1644 Justiciary Cases III 642.
Being in excessive feir with that villent rugging … he cryed outd. a1578 Pitsc. II 273/13.
Thair was nathing bot rwgging and raveing of the puir laubouraris and the merchantis that [etc.] 1596 Dalr. I 187/6.
The Frenches and Saxounis trubling the west seyes in thift, ruging and reiuenge. 1573–4 Glasgow B. Rec. I 2.
For trublance done be hir to Jonet Tailyour in stryking of hir and rugging furth of hir hair 1581 Burne Disput. in 1573-1600 Cath. Tr. 167/13.
Be rugging doun of kirkis 1588–9 Glasgow B. Rec. I 127.
For … ruiging of hir courch af hir heid 1592 St. A. Baxter Bks. 48.
For rowging owt the said Archbaldis heare owt of his beard a1650 Row 12.
In taking away bells, and rugging doun such ornaments as might make the doers of that great commoditie worldlie [riche]
