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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1877
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CRAIGOCK, Craigog, Craigoch, n. Also craigach. "A rock fish: Probably the Wrasse (Labrus mixtus)" (Arg. 1936 L. McInnes Dial. S. Kintyre 11, craiggock, -og). A wrasse; a perch (craigach Arg. 1990s). [′kregɔk(-g, -x)]Gall.(D) 1877 "Saxon" Gall. Gossip 265:
They . . . talk about fish they call craigochs, blockins, and glassins, which are all Gaelic names.