Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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DIVER, n.2 Sc. usages in names of certain water-birds: 1. the pochard (Rxb. 1885 C. Swainson Brit. Birds 160), Nyroca ferina; 2. the golden-eye (Ib. 161), Glaucionetta clangula.
