Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1760, 1824
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RUNNET, n. Also ronnet. Sc. forms of Eng. rennet. Comb. ronnet-bag, the stomach of a calf from which rennet is made.Abd. c.1760 Trans. Highl. Soc. XIV. 88:
Put in as much boiling water as will make it warm enough to receive the runnet, then cover it with a clean cloth till the whey come above the curd.Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 106:
To cadgell keel and ronnet bags Ower a' the kintra.
