Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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‡LERBLADE, n. Also lair-, -blading. The cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo (Ork. 1929 Marw.). [′lærbled(ɪŋ )]
[The first syllable represents O.N. lær, thigh, the second prob. a variant of Blett, q.v. (with -ing from the suff. art.), from the white patches at the top of the bird's legs. Cf. Lorin.]
