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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

GAUD FLOOK, n. comb. The skipper or saury, Scomberesox saurus (Sc. 1825 Jam.).

[Corruption of Gaufnook, Gowdanook, id., with influence from Gaud, n.2, 3. (1) (from the slender body and long thin beak of the fish) and Fleuk, n.1]

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