Meanings
rudas1
- Scotlandnot comparableobsoletebold; masculine; coarse
But what can ail them to bury the auld carlin (a rudas wife she was) in the night time?
1816, Sir Walter Scott, The Antiquary1 more example
"And wherefore, sir? Are your discourses only for wrinkled carls and old rudas wives? Is there no place in your kirk for a girl?"
1927, John Buchan, Witch Wood
Rudas2
- A surname.
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