Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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RUDDY, n. A child's marble made of red clay (Arg. 1936 L. McInnes S. Kintyre 15).
[Dim. variant of rud, Reid. See I. 2. (3) s.v.]