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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cruve, Cruive, n. Also: pl. cruuis, cruwis, crvwis; crives. [Variant of Crove n., Crufe n.]

1. A wicker or wooden enclosure for catching salmon or other fish. (Chiefly in pl.)(a) 1528 Red Bk. Menteith II. 385.
With the myln and cruvis of Down and fisching of Lowis 1537 Reg. Privy S. II. 350/2.
With the castell, … fischingis, and cruvis tharof in the watter of Southesk 1553 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 217.
Sextam partem piscarie de ly Cruwis super … aqua de Done 1555 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 286.
The … occupiaris of the fysching of the cruwis 1580 Conv. Burghs I. 102.
Ordour to be taikin anent the distructioun of cruvis and ȝairis 1592 Acts III. 592/1.
The salmond fisching vpoun the watter of Ellone, with power to big crvwis thairvpoun 1624 Stirling B. Rec. I. 159.
That rak of the watter of Forthe nixt under the cruves of Craigorthe 1679 Stirling Comm. Good MS. 135.
To Alexander Barclay for twice goeing to see the cruves(b) 1677 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 37.
The salmon fishing on the water of Ythan as well in the fishings of the cruives as by boat and net 1687 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. XIII. 131.
The heritors of the cruives … are decerned to fish regularly in tyme comeing Ib.
At the crives of the said salmond fishing 1710 Ann. Banff I. 182.
He possessed the lands … , and the fishing of the cruives, by charter held of the Crown

b. Attrib. with fishing, master. 1664 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 211.
The heritors of the cruves fishing, wpon the water of Done 1687 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. XIII. 132.
The … heritors … gave power to the cruive masters to mak their cruives after what fashion they pleased

2. A hut or hovel. 1533 Bell. Livy II. 231/6.
It war better to duell in small cruivis, sic as hirdis and landwart pepill vsis. … than to pas wilfullie in … exile

3. A sty for pigs. (See also Swine-cruve.) 1542 Edinb. B. Rec. II. .
All maner of persouns haifand ony cruvis for swyne at thair stairis and sydewallis fornent the hie streitt or in commoun venellis 1553 Ib. 181.
That thair be na cruvis on the Hie [gait], Cowgait, commoun vinellis nor vnder stairis 1579 Ib. IV. 122.
All maner of personis hawand ony cruves for swyne … fornent the Hie Streitt 1657 Peebles B. Rec. II. 44.
All the persones within toun who hes any swyne, to keep them within cruives or houssis