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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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¶HUIF, n.2 A short-handled gaff used to land or hoist large fish into a boat (Ork. 1929 Marw.). [høf]
[Norw. dial. hov, a pot-hook, a Cruik, orig. a hoof.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Huif n.2". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 3 May 2026 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/huif_n2>
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