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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
CRABALURIE, KRABBALIRI, n. The barnacle, Lepas anatifera (Sh. 1932 J. M. E. Saxby Trad. Lore 203); “esp. of barnacles on driftwood” (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), krabbaliri).
[O.N. krabbi, a crab, Sh. liri, the shearwater, phs. from a fancied resemblance of the barnacle to its beak.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Crabalurie n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 26 Dec 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/crabalurie>
