Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶ASHTROCHIE, adj. Also ashtrou. Of weather: wet, rainy, tending to slush, or mud (Rnf. 1850 Crawford MSS. (N.L.S.) A. 123). [Poss. a mistake for glashtrochie. See Glashtroch.]