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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.
CROHEAD, KRO-HEAD, n. A knee or knee-timber of a boat (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.; 1908 Jak. (1928), kro-head).
[Kro- is prob. another form of kra- in Sh. kra-tae = kraga-tae, id. (Jak.): see further etym. note to Cragacks, with meaning as above.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Crohead n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/crohead>
