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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Crove, Croove, n. Also pl. crowis, croffis. [Variant of Cro n.¹ with excrescent v as in rove, ruve = ro (rest). Cf. Cruve n.]

1. A wicker or wooden enclosure for catching fish. 1342 Exch. R. I. 478.
In factura de crouys, et conduccione cobellorum et retium 1366 Stirling B. Chart. 20.]
[Quod burgenses de Striueling … fregerunt crouas et piscarias … monasterii de Cambuskynneth 1441 Exch. R. V. 95.
De decimis de crovis aque de Done 1454 Ib. 655.
Cum le crovis de Banf 1492 Acta Conc. 243/2.
A breif of inquest … apoun a fisching of the crovis of Montrose in the watter of the Northesk Ib. 278/1; etc. 1577–8 Misc. Spald. C. V. 113.
He discharges him … with ane aucht pairt of the croves 1592 Reg. Great S. 724/2.
Cum potestate lie crovis et yairis … conficiendi 1599 Ib. 385/2.
Cum lie fischeyairis et crowis earundem 1632 Mun. Univ. Glasg. I. 245.
The salmond takin furth of the crove of the water Kelving, … the crove being fewit be the Bischopes of Glasgow 1641 Acts V. 484/1.
The former wicked abuse and slaughter of blakefishe, smoltes, fray of sallmond, … is renewed with crooves, creelles, and raising of blaizes 1664 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 209.
For breacking downe the croves laitlie buldit and renewed vpon the water of Done 1678 Mackenzie Laws & C. ii. xiv. 1.
By this act … they have power to punish … keepers of crooves

2. A gabion. 1544 Treas. Acc. VIII. 283.
For making of certane gabionis to be set befor the … artalȝe for tymmer werk … and other necessaris to the saidis crovis