Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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TROT, n.2 A row or line. Phs. by wrong division for rot, Rat, n.2, 2.Bnff. 1950 N. Paterson Behold Thy Daughter i. i.:
The fishing-boats, forty or fifty of them, were packed in tight trots on the shore side of the inner basin.
