Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1802-1845
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CARNOCK, prop.n. The name of an estate in Slg. near Airth which gave its name in the 18th c. to a variety of early dessert pear.Sc. 1802 W. Forsyth Treatise Fruit Trees 90–1:
Early Carnock; indifferent, of a yellow colour, and bright red towards the sun; makes a beautiful standard . . . Late Scotch Carnock; very good if eaten before it grows mealy; its colour a bright red and yellow. Slg. 1829 G. Wyse Poems 42:
Here's carnock pears and ripe gowdnaps. Arg. 1845 Stat. Acc.2 VII. 485:
Carnock pear, 5 feet 8 inches.
