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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

KROVE, n. Also krov. The cut-up carcase of a slaughtered animal (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928); Ork. 1929 Marw.; Sh. 1960).

Comb. krovmark, the fat lining the inside hollow of the back of an animal, along the spine (Jak.). See Mergh. [kro:v]

[Norw., Faer. krov, O.N. krof, a carcase with the entrails removed.]

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