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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.
CUMMOCK, n. Rest-harrow (Lnk. 1831 W. Patrick Plants 282), Ononis repens.
[Cammoc as a plant-name occurs in O.E. (Sweet). Common in s.Eng. dial. in form cammock (E.D.D.). The ultimate origin is doubtful.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Cummock n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 2 Apr 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/cummock>
