Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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‡BACK-RUNG, n. A humorous term for a ploughman when he is holding the stilts of a plough (Fif. 1975). Cf. Rung, n.1, 2. and docknail s.v. Dock, n.1, 4. (5) (a).