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The Language of the Scottish Traveller: A Dictionary
By Pauline Cairns Speitel
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rone
,
roan
,
rone pipe
noun
the horizontal gutter for rainwater, running along the eaves of a roof:
…but she always left the key in the roan pipe, so they were able to get into the house.
18-
.
etymology:
Scots; attested by
SS
and
DW