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REEKIM, _s._ A smart stroke, Fife.
REEL, REILL, _s._
1. Violent or disorderly motion, S.
_Guthrie._
2. A particular kind of dance, S.
_Rudd._
3. Bustle, hurry.
_Diallog._
4. A loud sharp noise, S.
Isl. _ryl-a_, to be blended; Su. G. _ragl-a_, to stagger.
REEL-RALL, _adv._ Topsy-turvy, S.
REEL-TREE, _s._ The piece of wood to which the top of a stake is fixed, in an ox's stall, Fife. _Revel-tree_, Border.
_To_ REESE, _v. a._ To extol.
V. ~Ruse~.
_Ramsay._
REESIN, _adj. A reesin fire_, one that burns well, S.
Teut. _raes-en_, to burn.
REESK, _s._
1. Coa.r.s.e gra.s.s that grows on downs, Fife.
A. S. _risc_, a rush.
_Stat. Acc._
2. Waste land, yielding only benty gra.s.ses, Aberd.
3. A marshy place, Ang.
V. ~Reyss~.
_To_ REEVE, _v. n._
1. To talk with great vivacity, S.
Teut. _rev-en_, delirare.
2. _A reevin wind_, a high wind, S.
REEVE, _s._ A pen for cattle, Aberd.
V. ~Rae~.
_Law Case._
REEZIE, _adj._ Tipsy, S. A.
V. ~Ree~.
_J. Nicol._
_To_ REFE, _v. a._ To rob.
V. ~Reif~.
REf.e.c.kIT, _part. pa._ Repaired.
O. Fr. _refaict_, id.
_Wallace._
REFEIR, _To the refeir_, _adv._ In proportion, S.
O. Fr. _raffiert_, convient.
REFF, _s._ Spoil.
V. ~Reif~.
