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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 2 May 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/skeldro>
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