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ide down. _To_ QUHID, WHEED, _v. a._ move quickly. QUHILK, _pron_. which; who. QUHIRR, _v. n._ to make a sound like the wings of a partridge or grouse in the act of flying. QUHITRED, QUHITTRET, _s._ a weasel. QUHYNE, QUHENE, WHEEN, _adj._ a few. --R-- RA, RAE, _s._ a roe deer. RACHE, _s._ a lurcher, or dog that finds and pursues his prey by the scent. RACK, _s._ a shelved frame fixed to the wall for holding plates. RACKLE-HANDED, _adj._ careless; rash. RADE, RAID, _s._ an invasion; a violent attack. RAIK, _s._ a single carrying of a thing from one place to another. _To_ RAIL, _v. n._ to jest. RAIP, _s._ a rope. RAISED, _adj._ excited; maddened. RAIVEL, _s._ a rail. RAMFEEZLED, _part. adj_. exhausted, fatigued. RAMMER, _s._ a ramrod. _To_ RAMPAGE, _v. n._ to prance about in a furious manner, as exemplified in passion. RAM-STAM, _adj._ forward; rash; thoughtless. RANDY, RANDIE-BEGGAR, _s._ a beggar who endeavours to obtain alms by means of threats; a female scold. RANDY, _adj._ quarrelsome. RANTLE-TREE, _s._ a tall raw-boned person. RAPEGYRNE, _s._ the ancient name given to the little figure made of the last handful of grain in the harvest-field, now called the maiden. RAPLACH, RAPLOCH, _s._ coarse, homespun, undyed woollen cloth. RASCH, RASH, _s._ a rush. RASHY, _adj._ beset with rushes. RATH, _adj._ strange or savage in aspect. RATTAN, ROTTEN, _s._ a rat. RAUCHAN, _s._ a plaid worn by men, formerly made of grey undyed wool. RAUN, RAWN, _s._ roe of a fish. RAUCLE, _adj._ rash. _To_ RAVE, _v. a._ to plunder by violence. RAW, _adj._ damp; chill. RAW, _s._ a row or rank. _To_ RAX, _v. n._ to extend the limbs; to stretch them. RAY, REE, _adj._ mad; wild. REAM, REYME, _s._ cream. REAMING-FULL, _adj._ full to the lip or brim. REAVER, _s._ robber. REBALD, _s._ a low contemptible fellow. _To_ REBUT, _v. a._ to repulse. RED, _s._ riddance. _To_ RED, REDE, _v. a._ to counsel; to disentangle. REDDIN-STRAIK, _s._ the blow which persons frequently receive on attempting to separate those who are fighting. _To_ RED-UP, _part. adj._ to put in order. RED-WUD, _adj._ in a violent passion; furious. REEK, REIK, _s._ smoke. REEL, _s._ a Scottish dance generally performed by two males and two females. REEL-RALL, _adj._ topsy-turvy. _To_ REESE, _v. a._ to extol. REIF, REFE, _s._ the itch. REIKIE, _adj._ smo
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