Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BOX-WRACK, BOXIE-VRACK, n. “A kind of sea-wrack” (Uls. 1880 W. H. Patterson Gl. Ant. and Dwn.); “Fucus pixidatus” (Sc. [ne.] 1911 S.D.D., boxie-vrack). Not known to our correspondents.
[So called because of the form of the air capsules which it carries. See Wrack-box.]
