“The doctor he’s a parfit plague,
An’ hauf the parish puzzens.”
Anderson. The Village Gang.
R.
Rackups, C, a game at marbles where the loser has to place his knuckles on one side of a hole to be “fired” at with the taws of the winners. “He mun stand his rackups” is a proverb implying the necessity of accepting the consequences of misconduct, defeat, or miscarriage of plans.
Rakin, C, wandering far or wildly.
“They ga rakin aboot widoot ayder errand or aim.”
Said of pedestrian tourists by a dalesman.
Rantin’, Ranty, S and C, wild, riotous.
“The rantin’ dog the daidie o’ ’t.”