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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.
CRUE-HERRING, n. comb. "Apparently the Shad or Mother of Herrings, Clupea alosa (Linn.)" (Sc. 1808 Jam.); the pilchard, Clupea pilchardus (Sc. 1880–84 F. Day Fishes Gt. Britain II. 225).
[O.Sc. has crue-herring, the shad, 1684 (D.O.S.T.), prob. from Crue, n., (4).]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Crue-herring n. comb.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/crueherring>
