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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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KNOUD, n. Also (k)nowd, noud, and, from wrong division with the indef. art., the aphetic forms owdan, -en (Arg., Cld.). The grey gurnard, Trigla gurnardus (Ayr. 1825 Jam.; Uls. 1880 Patterson Gl.; Arg. 1882 Argyllshire Herald (3 June); wm.Sc. c.1935 Fishery Board Gl.). [nʌud]Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 366:
Nouds — little fish, about the size of herrings, with a horny skin, common in the Galloway seas.wm.Sc. 1863 Gsw. Herald (15 April):
The poor bird . . . had, in attempting to swallow a “nowd”, perished in the act.Wgt. 1926 Trans. Dmf. & Gall. Antiq. Soc. 34:
There are several Gurnards, locally called “Nouds.”