Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SOVIE, n. The arctic skua, Stercorarius parasiticus (Sh. 1932 J. M. E. Saxby Trad. Lore 197).
[The form is obscure, phs. some corruption of Shooie (see note s.v.).]
