A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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(Ourmach,) Orematch, n. An adversary who more than matches one. = Overmach n. —1626 Garden Worthies 19.
Tho o'rewhelm'd with ane o'rematch of men [etc.]
