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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
CRAIDS, n.pl. “A children's indoor amusement, a pile of stools being erected in the middle of the floor, crossed this way and that, and the handle of the sweeping brush shoved down through the finger hole in the stools, as a centre pole. The youngsters romped round and round this” (Abd.15 1927, obsol. or obs.).
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"Craids n. pl.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/craids>
