Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 1976 and 2005 supplements.
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Quotation dates: 1820, 1877, 1992
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CRUBAN, CRUBEN, Crouban, Cruaban, Creuben, Crooban, n.1 A general term for a crab (Arg. c.1850 D. Macilreavie Flory Loynachan in Colville (1909) 116, crouban, Arg.1 1929, cruban); “edible crab” (Uls. 1880 W. H. Patterson Gl. Ant. and Dwn., creuben; Dwn. 1931 “Gawney Kateys” in North. Whig (2 Dec.) 5/7, cruben); specif. the edible crab cancer pagurus. [′krubən, ′kruban]Arg. 1992:
A dose o croobans eatin him noo.Bte. 1820 J. Blain Hist. Bute (1880) 25:
The lobster, crab, cruban, sea urchin.Gall.(D) 1877 “Saxon” Gall. Gossip 16:
A painful recollection of his adventure with the cruaban.
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