cruive
(archaic, Scotland) A kind of weir or dam for trapping salmon.
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(archaic, Scotland) A kind of weir or dam for trapping salmon.
Among other Acts revived are the Act 1424, c. 11 (or 12), the Act 1457, c. 34 (or 86), and the Act 1477, c. 73, statutes which prohibit the use of cruives and yairs, which do not create any exception in favour of the Solway, and which be…
Origin: , from , crove, from , from , *kruwyos, from. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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