Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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†TORRIE, int. Also torran. A call to a bull (Cai. 1905 E.D.D.).
[Gael. toraidh, id., tarbhan, a young bull, deriv. of tor, tarbh, a bull. See Tor.]