An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 689
/An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language Part 689
ROCKAT, _s._ A surplice, E. _rochet_.
_Gl. Sibb._
Arm. _rocket_, Fr. _rochet_, an outer garment.
ROCKING, _s._ A friendly visit, in which neighbours meet, during the moon-light of winter or spring, and spend the evening, alternately in one anothers houses. Ayrs.
_Burns._
Supposed to have had its name from females formerly bringing their _rocks_ or distaffs with them.
ROCKLAY, ROKELY, _s._ A short cloak, S. Ang.
_Ritson._
Su. G. _rocklin_, a surplice.
RODDEN-FLOUK, ROAN-FLOOK, _s._ The turbot, S. B. _roan-fleuk_, Loth.
_Pinkerton._
RODDIKIN, _s._ The fourth stomach of a cow, or other ruminating animal, S.; the same with ~Reid~, q. v.
RODDING-TIME, the time of sp.a.w.ning.
V. ~Red~, ~Redd~, _s._
_Stat. Acc._
RODEN-TREE, _s._ The mountain-ash, S. B.
V. ~Roun-tree~.
~Rodens~, _s. pl._ The berries of the roan-tree, S. B.
ROEBUCK-BERRY, _s._ The stone-bramble berry, S.
_Stat. Acc._
ROY, _s._ King; Fr. _roi_.
_Wallace._
_To_ ROY, _v. n._ To rave.
_Dunbar._
ROID, ROYD, RIDE, _adj._
1. Rude, severe.
_Barbour._
2. Large.
_Wallace._
A. S. _reothe_, _rethe_, rough.
ROYET, ROYIT, _adj._
1. Wild.
_Doug._
2. Dissipated, S.
_Ferguson._
3. Romping, much given to sport, S.
_Ramsay._
Fr. _roid_, _roide_, fierce, ungovernable.
~Royetness~, _s._ Romping, S.
ROIF, ROVE, RUFF, _s._ Rest.
_Houlate._
Alem. _rauua_, Su. G. _ro_, Isl. _roi_, quies.
ROIK, _s._ A thick mist.
V. ~Rak~.