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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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REEF-RAFF, adj. Nonce Sc. variant of Eng. riff-raff (Ork. 1968).Mry. 1865 W. Tester Poems 162:
Ye reef-raff rakes, immoral, mad.