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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

AINSTER CRAW, n. comb. A local nickname for the herring gull, Larus argentatus (Fif. 1955 Glasgow Herald (22 Oct.) 3). [From Ainster, a local form of Anstruther, the fishing-port in the Firth of Forth. See Enster.]

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