Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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GAR-ROPE, n.comb. A rope, usu. of straw, crossing over the top of a corn-stack to tie down the thatch (e.Lth. 1960). [Prob. for guard-rope.]