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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

BLACK KEEL, n. Plumbago.s.Sc. 1902 Sir J. A. H. Murray in E.D.D. s.v. keel, n.2:
Ruddle is “reid keel,” plumbago is “black keel.”

[See Keel.]

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