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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
PRIGGA-TROUT, n.comb. Also -troot (Jak.). The three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus (Sh. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XII. 178), 1908 Jak. (1928), 1932 J. M. E. Saxby Trad. Lore 201, ‡Sh. 1966).
[Variant of pricky, Prick, n., 1. + trout.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Prigga-trout n. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/priggatrout>
