Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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¶TRING, n A series of things in succession, a row or file (Bwk. 1825 Jam., a tring of wild geese, a tring of stories).
[Orig. uncertain. Poss. simply an irreg. aphetic form of string, or a conflation of this with train.]
