Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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MOORIN RUNG, n.comb. The uppermost horizontal crossbar between the stilts of a plough (Fif. 1957).
[Ppl.adj. of moor, sc. to secure in a particular place + Rung. The reins are often tied to it in the absence of the ploughman.]
