Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish personal names).
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‡CURSHOCK. Reduced form of the surname Cruickshank (Abd. 1929 W. Littlejohn Buchan Cottar Stories 23). An alternative dim. form is Cruickie (Ork., ne.Sc. 1975).