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English
Noun
rigwiddie (plural rigwiddies)
- Alternative form of rigwoodie
1846, William Drummond, The Muckomachy, Or The Middenfecht: (Polemomiddinia) a Poem:When Barns's buirdliest' barrowman, Deeming the battle now had come To touch-and-go, conceived a plan To gar wud Watty Strang succumb ; Therefore, unpouching His knife, he crouching Cut belly-band, rope, and rigwiddie,” Whareby the cart, wi' sudden start, Flew backwarts, whummlet hiddygiddie.
1879, Peter Robert Drummond, Perthshire in Bygone Days: One Hundred Biographical Essays:Take away his rigwiddie," said his commander in a voice hollow as thunder.
1899, Robert Bain, History of the ancient province of Ross:...the said John Mackenzie had come to the complainers lands of Urray and cuttit his plewis and rigwiddies, and theirby and by utheris and likie oppin and manifest oppressionis, hes laid and halden the said landis waist.