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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
SLOCK-SLAVER, n.comb. The jelly-fish, Medusa (Bnff. 1930 Fishery Board Gl.).
[A variant of Loch-Liver, q.v. for the etymology. See also Selch, I. 1. (3).]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Slock-slaver n. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/slockslaver>
