Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
from 1976 supplement
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology Cite this entry
CARRICKWATER, prop.n. A curling stone taken from one or other of the river-beds in Carrick in Ayr. Now obs.
Sc. 1951 Scots Mag. (Jan.) 303:
The keen dumpling-squat Carrickwaters of the laird.
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Carrickwater prop. n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 26 Sep 2021 <https://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snds1673>
Try an Advanced Search
