Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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RATHIE, n. Also rathy. A good quick-growing crop of hay (Abd. 1904 Weekly Free Press (16 April)).
[Orig. uncertain. Phs. for rathie (crap), adj. deriv. from Rath, adj.]
