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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Currok, n. Also: courrok, coruk. [Usual form of Currach. Also in northern ME. (c 1450) from Irish.] A small round boat consisting of a wicker frame covered with hide. 1507 Rentale Dunkeld. fol. 27 b.
Per empcionem duorum caraborum [margin currokis] 1508–9 Ib. 61.
Jacobo Butter ad lie currok in corio, viij s. 1512 Ib. 126 b.
Allocatum eidem per empcionem vnius pellis boum pro confectione lie currok, x s. 1531 Bell. Boece I. p. lix.
How may thair be aine greter ingine than to make ane bait of ane bull hid, bound with na thing bot wandis. This bait is callit ane currok; with the quhilk thay fische salmond [etc.] 1542 Grant Chart. 371.
[With power to fish with nets] wachsperis and currokis 1558 Rentale Dunkeld. 355.
For ane dracht nett to the lochis, … for ane courrok, 20 s. 1570 6th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. 650/1.
Writ to Dauid Dumber … to mak the sett of your currokis [on the Spey], for now is the tym of yeir 1586 Reg. Privy C. IV. 86.
To use the fischeing of ane twa pairt coble and tuelff corukis of salmond fischeing upoun the Watter of Spay 1594 Breadalbane Ct. Bk. 59.
For lennyng of his currok and vther graith … to slay the reid fische