Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶WRIG, n. The name given to a small piece of cloth wrapped round a hook to elevate the vessel hung from it (Rxb. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XI. 218).
[?Variant of Rig, n.1, a ridge.]
