Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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CRASCAK, n. “The little ‘cross'-piece on the handle of a graip [garden fork], etc.” (Bnff.14 1933).
[Gael. crasg, a cross, + -ak = -ock, dim. suffix.]