Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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RIGGIN, n.2 A contemptuous term for a woman (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.); a tall, ungainly person (Sh. 1904 E.D.D., ‡Sh. 1968).
[Orig. uncertain. The form rigga is sim. used in Sh. Norn as a scornful term of address to a woman, poss. an extended use of rigga s.v. Rig, n.1, 2. Cf. also †Eng. rig, a wanton woman, phs. the same word as Rig, n.2]
