Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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UNGIRTH, v. To remove a hoop from a tub or the like. Used fig. in quot. of a midwife.Sc. 1787 W. Taylor Poems 100:
You hear, an e'en ungirth their laigen; O Howdie, o' three shapes an' names.
