A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Crue-herring, n. [? f. Crue,n.] The shad. —1684 Sibbald Scotia Ill. 23 (J).
Alosa minor, a crue-herring
