Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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MULDOAN, n. The basking shark, Cetorrhinus maximus (ne.Sc. 1930 Fishery Board Gl.; Abd., Ayr 1963).Sc. 1952 Scots Mag. (Aug.) 388:
Fishermen called them [sharks] — “muldoan,” “sailfish,” “sunfish,” and the Gaelic name cearbhan.
