Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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¶ROAROUS, adj. Obstreperous, clamorous.Lnk. a.1832 W. Watt Poems (1860) 94, 180:
Delirium seized the roarous thrang, . . . Every tongue grew glib and roarous.