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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.
CUNTACK, CUNTIE, n. The father-lasher, Acanthocottus bubalis (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 34; Bch. 1946 (per Abd.27)).
[Origin doubtful, but cf. the first element in Sh. konta-plucker, the angler fish, plukker being used also to indicate a fish of the family Cottus.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Cuntack n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 22 Nov 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/cuntack>
