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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1785
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BUCKHAVEN PIE, n. A jocular name for the edible crab, Cancer pagurus.Fif. 1785 Select Poems in the Luscious Taste 79:
They call the crab Buckhaven pies.
[From the small fishing port of Buckhaven in Fife.]
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"Buckhaven Pie n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00088179>
