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ARRIE, n. also airrow, arra. Sc. form of Eng. arrow.Gsw. 1993 Herald 17 Jul 6:
It turns out that British archers at Agincourt were so proficient at firing their arries at the Frogs, and could archer so much better, ...Lnk. 1997 Duncan Glen Seventeen Poems 5:
And cuttin new gress for pownies owre in the field.
And boontree canes — for bows and airrows.Sc. 1998 Scotsman 31 Jul 18:
Certainly, it was around in 1388, because there exists a statue, which proscribes it. This was intended to deter the royal archers from playing it, and to concentrate on their bows-an'-arras.