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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1567-1568
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Thring, n. [Thring(e v. Cf. 20th c. Sc. thring v. to shrug (SND, s.v. Thring v. 3.] A shrug. — 1567–8 Criminal Trials I i 513.
The quein … turnit her back and gave an thring with her shoulder … and spake nothing to me
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"Thring n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/thring>
