Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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CROY, n.2 (See 1939 quot.) Also in comb. croyerg.Arg. 1884 G. Sim Food of Fishes 22:
Very
large numbers of the Copepoda, principally Temora longicornis, the 'Croyerg',
or, for shortness, "Croy" of the fishers.Arg. 1939 J. Bramwell Highland View 192:
They [basking sharks] cruise along slowly feeding on the little red and black insects [crustaceans (Arg.1)] locally called “croy,” which also provide food for the herring.
