A Scottish word for a fish trap or enclosure built in a river to catch salmon; a type of fishing weir.
From Middle English and Scottish 'cruive', possibly from Old Norse or Old French origins, related to 'cruve' meaning a fish pond or trap, with roots in river management vocabulary.
Scottish fishing vocabulary preserved words from Norse ancestry—'cruive' is a perfect example of how regional dialects maintain medieval fishing terminology longer than standard English.
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