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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1911
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¶ROWTH, n. Of a boat: a tendency to roll, a pitching movement.wm.Sc. 1911 H. Foulis Para Handy 167:
"And they tell me she has a rowth," continued Para Handy, meaning thereby a bias under oars.
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"Rowth n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 5 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/rowth>
