Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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RAEP, v. Also raepp (Sh. 1964 Nordern Lichts 18). Sc. forms of Eng. reap (I.Sc., Bnff., em.Sc.(a) 1967). Deriv. raeper, a reaper. [rep]Abd. 1929 J. Alexander Mains & Hilly 126, 140:
In a fiedle o' stan'in' corn ye mith hae een cuttin' wi' a hyeuk, an' anidder wi' a scythe, an' there cud be a tiltin' raeper, an' idder an' later kin's. . . . Bit they, [binders] are a hantle quicker wark nor the aul'-fashion't raeper.Sh. 1964 Nordern Lichts 18:
Bit du, aald skarf, aye raeppit Da warst onslaats.
