Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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EDDER, n.2 A Fif. name for the eider-duck, Somateria mollissima.Fif. 1935 St Andrews Cit. (23 March):
An old fisherman told me that the “edders” had started coming about when the fishing failed and the harbours became quiet.
