Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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UNRIGG, v. Sc. form and usage:
1. tr. As in Eng., to strip of clothes; to lay bare.Abd. 1832 W. Scott Poems 139:
Women ay unrigg the tap Fan they begin.
2. In ppl.adj. unrigg'd, -et, not provided with a ridge, of a roof.Dmb. 1817 J. Walker Poems 57:
His barn unrigg'd, his house a stye.Edb. 1851 A. MacLagan Sketches 162:
Wi' roof unrigget.
