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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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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.
SHARK, n. Sc. usages: 1. the monk-fish, Squatina angelus (Abd. 1818 J. Arbuthnot Fishes 60). Cf. Eng. angel-shark, id.;
2. in dim form sharkie, a notched spanner (Per., Lnk. 1970), from its tooth-like similarity to a shark's jaws.
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