cruive
/kɹuːv/
cruive noun: a kind of weir or dam for trapping salmon.
Noun
cruive (plural cruives)
- 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 became law before any such exemption was introduced. The Act...1892, Charles Stewart, edited by John Campbell Shairp, A Treatise on the Law of Scotland Relating to Rights of Fishing: Comprising the Law Affecting Sea Fishing, Salmon Fishing, Trout Fishing, Oyster...
Forms of cruive
| plural | cruives |
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Origin of cruive
Borrowed from Scots cruive, from Middle Scots cruve, crove, from Old Irish cró, from Proto-Celtic *kruwos, *kruwyos, from Proto-Indo-European *krewH-.
Words that rhyme with cruive
Questions about cruive
- What does cruive mean?
- Cruive means a kind of weir or dam for trapping salmon.
- What part of speech is cruive?
- Cruive is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cruive?
- Cruive is pronounced /kɹuːv/.
- What is the plural of cruive?
- The plural of cruive is cruives.
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