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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1608
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Crannak, n. [Gael. crannag.] A fortified islet in a lake; a crannog. —1608 Reg. Privy C. VIII. 738.
All their houses of defence and ‘crannakis’ in the isles