Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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UNROOGIT, ppl.adj. Also oon-. Of peats: not yet built up in small preliminary stacks or heaps in the last process of drying (Sh. 1973). See Roog, v.Sh. 1897 Shetland News (15 May):
What 'ill he mak o' a da auld paets dat's lyin' ower his banks unroogit fae last year?
