rigwoodie

Definitions

1. 1

   rope, chain, or band that crosses the saddle of a horse to support the attachment of a…

   rope, chain, or band that crosses the saddle of a horse to support the attachment of a cart.

   • But even this will not answer, as both the outside Horses must have distinct rigwoodies, and would seldom or never, have equal weight upon their backs.
   • ...polished Scotch cart rigwoodie, with shaft rings, draught chains, &c,
   • According to his statement, the accident was due to the rigwoodie getting loose while he was going downhill, in consequence of which the cart came upon the horse's hindquarters, and so startled it as to cause it to bolt.
2. 2

   Fit for the gallows.

   • But wither'd beldams, auld and droll, Rigwoodie hags wad spean a foal, Lowping an flinging on a crummock, I wonder didna turn thy stomach
   • As for the ither auld rigwoodie f'adge, her heart is as boss as a bourtrce bush.
   • What fee will ye gie me, ye rigwoodie carlin ?

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