Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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RORIE, n.1 Also roarie (Jam.). Anything large of its kind, specif. a large turnip (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 145). Also in combs. rorybaldic, roriebaldie, id. (Abd. c.1930), also fig. of persons: a rather stupid, slap-dash individual; roryboulder, id. (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 145); rorie-bush, a plant which has run to seed, also in reduced form rorie, of a cabbage without a heart (Cai. 1968).Abd. 1951 Buchan Observer (19 June):
“Neeps,” echoes Braesie, “weel, fan I wid hyowe them I'd slap them oot at ilka hyowe-breith, an' leave but ene. But I sal alloo he's just a proper rorybaldic!”
