Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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UNRID, ppl.adj. Untidy. disordered. See Rid, v., 5.Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 202:
When cloth is in unrid folds, it is said to be in a fankle.Dmf. 1856 Carlyle Letters (1904) II. 179:
My Book lies in heaps ahead of me, in the unrid state.