Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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RONNER, n. A sacking of loosely woven hemp in which cheese was wrapped before being buried to ripen (Rxb.3 1931). See also Rollipoke, Roudge.
[Poss. a variant form of Eng. runner, a strip of cloth. For the phonology cf. note to Rone, n.3]
