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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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CRUSE, n. A cross, as a symbol of a crusade. Rare.Edb. 1922 P. Macgillivray Bog-Myrtle and Peat Reek 62:
Is there no' left ae scathin' muse In Scotland yet, to raise the cruse, And keen hert scaudin' verse to use For Peace and Truth?

[O.Sc. has crus, 1438, variant of cruce, a cross (D.O.S.T.).]

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