Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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ROVACK, n. Also rovek (Jak.), rovik (Angus). The rump, the buttocks (Sh. a.1838 Jam. MSS. XII. 188, 1866 Edm. Gl., 1908 Jak. (1928), 1914 Angus Gl.); the stump of the tail of an animal (Edm., Jak., Angus); the anus (Jak., Angus, Sh. 1968); the tail-piece of a fish, esp. a dried strip along the back of a dog-fish, Squalus acanthias (Jak., Sh. 1963). [′rovək]
[Dim. form ad. Norw. dial. rove, O.N. rófa, the stump of an animal's tail.]
