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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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†SKELDROCH, n. Hoar frost, rime (w.Lth. 1825 Jam.).
[Orig. obscure. Poss. a comb. skeld-roch, the first element being ppl.adj. from Skail; the second might represent Gael. reothadh, frost, as in Cranreuch, q.v., but this is mere conjecture.]
