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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
SKELDRO, n. Also -roo. The oystercatcher, Haemotopus ostralegus (Ork. 1909 J. Gunn Ork. Book 442, 1925 J. Omond Ork. Birds 40, skeldroo, Ork. 1970). [′skɛldru]
[Prob. orig. an altered form of chaldro, Chalder, n.2, influenced, as Neill suggests, by skelder, Skilder (see Skell-).]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Skeldro n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 14 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/skeldro>
