Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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UG, n.2 Also ugg. The pectoral fin and adjacent parts of a fish (Cai. 1905 E.D.D., Cai. 1973). Comb. ugg-bone, the bone behind the gills of a fish (Ork. 1929 Marw., Ork. 1973). [ʌg]
[Norw. ugge, gills, O.N. uggi, a pectoral fin.]
