Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1710
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†CENDUE, n. A kind of trout found in Loch Leven (see quot.).Fif. 1710 R. Sibbald Hist. Fife (1803) 284:
Cendue or Candue, in Irish (Cean-dubh), blackhead, having a black spot on the top of the head, as fat as a Dunbar-herring.
[Gael. ceann dubh, 'blackhead', but not recorded in this sense in Gael. dictt.]
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