Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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KROSSET, adj. Of an animal, esp. a cow: dark-coloured, with white stripes over the loins and partly over the shoulders (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), 1914 Angus Gl.).
[Cf. Norw. krossut, having the device of a cross, krossa, to cross, place crosswise, O.N. krossa, to mark with a cross.]
