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▪ I. croy Sc.|krɔɪ|
[Formed from early Sc. croys, pl. of cro wattled enclosure for catching fish: cf. crew2, croo, cruive.]
A structure in a river designed to hold back the water and restrict it to a certain channel; also = cruive 4.
[1493in Acts of Lords Auditors of Causes & Complaints 1466–1494 (1839) 179/2 Johne Erskin..dois na wrang In the occupationn of the Croys of montross and fisching of the sammyn.] 1825in Jamieson Suppl. a1877Knight Dict. Mech. I. 652/1 Croy, a mound or structure projecting into a stream, to break the force of the water on a particular part and prevent encroachments. 1880Scottish Naturalist V. 258 It [sc. a cormorant] frequented a croy at Benchill fishing-station. 1908Baily's Mag. May 380 Croys may be convenient for casting from. 1909W. L. Calderwood Salmon Rivers Scot. 70 At Edradynate the system of croy-building has been carefully developed by Mr. H. W. Johnston, so that in one large pool alone..there are eleven croys.
▪ II. croy
var. of cro Obs. |