Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SHOEMAKER, n. The angler fish, Lophius piscatorius (Arg.1 1931).
[A translation of Gael. greusaiche, a shoemaker, also applied to this fish.]
