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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 and 2005 supplements.
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ARRO, n. Also arrow. See also earock. [′ɑro, ′aro]Ork. 1929 Marw. 5:
arro  . . .  a young hen commencing to lay.
Ork. 1956 C. M. Costie Benjie's Bodle 134:
Hid maun be a arrow's egg, you ken.
Ork. 1992:
Arro's egg.

[Cf. Gael. eireag, a young hen, and Norse aaring, aarung, a year-old animal; Sc. earock, a bird a year old; Sh. erik, a yearling.]

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