Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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FURSACLEW, -clue, n. A kind of trout trap, made of dock stalks and shaped like a conical creel (Ork. 1914 M. Spence Flora Orcad. 100, 1929 Marw., -clue). [′fʌrsəklʌu]
