A Scottish word with several distinct senses: an animal in poor condition; a coarse or rough woman; and a shoe made of untanned leather (a brogue). The leather-shoe sense is the most historically documented. The word reflects the range of practical vocabulary in Scots dialect.
The traveler wore rullions on his feet, rough shoes cobbled together from untanned hide.
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A coarse woman.
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(Scotland) An animal in poor condition.
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A shoe made of untanned leather.
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