An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

Craig-Flook, s. A species of flounder.
Sibbald.

Craig-Herring, s. The Shad.
Sibbald.

Craiglugge, s. The point of a rock, S.
Brand.

Craigy, adj. Rocky.
Ramsay.

CRAYAR, CREAR, s. A kind of lighter.
Acts Marie.

L. B. craiera, id. Sw. krejare, a small vessel with one mast.

To CRAIK, v. n.
1. Used to denote the cry of a hen after laying; or when dissatisfied, S.
Polwart.
2. To call for any thing, with importunity and impatience, S.

Teut. kraeck-en, crepare, strepere.

Crakyng, s. The clamour of a fowl, S.
Wyntown.

CRAIK, s. A kind of little ship.
Douglas.