stouth and routhn.
A quasi-archaic phrase used by Scott in the sense of: Plenty, abundance.
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the mind > possession > wealth > rich or wealthy [phrase] > well off
well at easec1330
of substance?a1439
at rack and (at) mangera1500
in good case1560
well to live1568
well and warmc1571
well to pass in the worlda1609
inlaid1699
in easy circumstancesa1704
well to do in the world1805
stouth and routh1816
quids in1919
1816 W. Scott Antiquary I. xi. 254 It's easy for your honour, and the like o' you gentle folks, to say sae, that hae stouth and routh, and fire and fending.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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