Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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RUDGE, n.2, v.2 [rʌdʒ]
I. n. A rattling sound as of pebbles grating on a beach or of mucus in the throat (Ork. 1929 Marw., the death rudge).
II. v. To rattle, rub, grate; of a boat: to grate or rub on a stony beach.Ork. 1929 Marw.:
Listen tae the stones rudgan on the shore. I saw a boat lyan rudgan up the beach.
