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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1812

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CROYD, n. Also misprint craid. Yellow clover, Trifolium procumbens (Ayr. 1825 Jam.2). [krɔid]Rnf. 1812 Greenock Advertiser (9 Oct.): 
The hair likes the braik, and the craid on the lee.

[Origin obscure.]

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