Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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RAWRIES, n.pl. “A certain disposition of loops in a hap showing rows of loops across the hap, and the same on both sides” (Sh. 1914 Angus Gl.), appar. referring to the decreasing of the stitches in the shawl towards the centre.
[? Cf. Sh. Norn rari, to shorten an animal's tether by degrees. See Ra. The second syllable may represent Raw, n.1]
