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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1800-1897
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RINSE, v., n. Also rince, rinze. Sc. usages. See also Reenge, v.2, n.2 [rɪnz]
I. v. To wash down (a meal) with liquor (Bnff., Ags. 1968).Fif. 1812 W. Tennant Anster Fair 50:
Ever and anon they eat a lunch, And rinse the mouthfuls down with flav'rous whisky punch.
II. n. A scrubber made from heather twigs (Mry., Bnff., Ags., Fif., Ayr. 1968). Hence comb. rinze-heather, the heather used for this, the cross-leaved heath, Erica tetralix (Peb. 1715 A. Pennecuik Works (1815) 136). See Reenge, n.2, 2.Sc. 1800 J. Headrick Communic. Board Agric. II. 264:
Long heath . . . makes excellent rinses for scrubbing milk vessels.Sc. 1829 Health and Longevity 151:
Traversing the woods and fields in quest of materials for his besoms and rinzes.Abd. 1847 Gill Binklets 15:
It would make a fine rince for cleaning his potatoes.Ayr. 1879 J. White Jottings 287:
Fine heather rinses.Ags. 1897 F. Mackenzie Northern Pine iii.:
Ony pitchers or pans, ony besoms or rinses?
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