Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SCRAY, n. A criss-cross framework of timber for spreading wet yarn on to dry (Rnf. c.1850 Crawfurd MSS. (N.L.S.) S. 25). Also in Yks. dial.
[Appar. an irreg. variant of E.M.E. scraw, id., Du. schraag, a trestle.]
