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spreagh|sprɛx|
[Alteration of spreath n., prob. by association with creagh n.]
(See quots. and spreath n.)
1809Scott Lett. (1894) I. 146, I met an old follower of Rob Roy, who had been at many a spreagh (foray) with that redoubted freebooter. 1818― Rob Roy xxvi, Driving a spreagh (whilk is, in plain Scotch, stealing a herd of nowte). 1823― Quentin D. vii, ‘You will not deny that they are cattle-lifters?’ said Guthrie. ‘To drive a spreagh, or so, is no thievery,’ said Balafré.
Hence ˈspreaghery (also sprechery), cattle-raiding; plunder, booty.
1814Scott Wav. xli, It is unspeakable the quantity of useless sprechery which they have collected on their march. 1818― Rob Roy xxvi, They lay by quiet eneugh, saving some spreagherie on the Lowlands. |