Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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‡RUDDICK, n. Also ruddik; roddek (Jak.). A furrow or single strip dug across a field (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), Sh. 1968); also fig., applied to a roughly-knitted stocking with rows of uneven stitches (Sh. 1904 E.D.D., a coorse ruddik). [′rudək]Sh. 1899–1901 Shetland News (28 April, 27 April):
Hit'll be twall or we get a ruddick turned. . . . I hokid up some o' da ley möld oot o' da boddom o' da ruddik. . . . Ye can coont his ruddiks whin da rigs is shorn.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
To bet de roddek, to plant a single row of potatoes across a field.
