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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

†RUIMRAKE, v. To slander, abuse.Ork. 1929 Marw.:
She sat there a' the night ruim-rakan her neebors.

[Orig. somewhat uncertain. The first element is poss. ruim, Rame, 4., + rake, in an extended use. Marw. compares O.Sc. + Romeraker, a pilgrim to Rome, which may have suggested the form but hardly the sense.]

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