Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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†SKOORIE, n. Also skuri (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928). The coal-fish or saithe, Gadus virens, when fully grown (Sh. 1825 Jam., 1866 Edm. Gl., 1932 J. M. E. Saxby Trad. Lore 201). [′skuri]
[Orig. obscure.]
