Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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‡PILLERSHO, n. Gen. in pl.: young trout (Ork. 1929 Marw., Ork. 1965).
[Norw. dial. pilar, a kind of small fish + ?kjø(d)a, a trout.]