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two feet. A favourable or good time for catching crabs is termed 

 "partaii-haar." In Scenes and Stories of the North of Scot/and, by- 

 John Sinclair, a portrait appears of a poor, witless being, John 

 McLean, whose eke-name is there given as " Peelans," the origin 

 or meaning of which the author was unable to explain; the 

 similarity of the poor being to a shell-less crab, however, is the 

 origin. The word " partan " is only applicable, it is said, to a 

 boiled crab, as it is then red, the word " partain " or " partaing," 

 meaning some red or scarlet substance, coral, ruby, or rowan berry 

 (Whitley Stokes). 



Maorach caillich Mhic Artair, partan 'us da fhaochaig. 



Old Mrs MacArthur's shellfish, a crab and two wilks. 

 Na dean siubhal cho tuathal, mar an d'thubhairt an t-seana 

 chruban ris a chruban og. Le m'uile chridh ars' a chruban og, 

 rach fhein romham. 



Do not walk so crookedly, said the old crab to the young one. 

 With all my heart, said the young one, go you in advance. 

 Note. — Precept and practice. 

 Roinn Mhic Cruislig air na crubain. 



MacCruislig's dividing of the crabs. (See Nicolson's note.) 



CRAMP-FISH. — Cnaimh or craimh-iasg; Gon-iasg ; Orc-iasg. 



Torpedo. 



CRAW or CRAY-FISH. — Gabhar, gabhar-mor, giomach-cuain 

 or spainteach ; Sion, sion-giomach. 



Cravaise, crevice, crevise, crevish, crevisse ; Gaver ; Long 

 oyster ; Red-crab ; Seagar, seegar, soger, Spanish lobster. 



A corruption of "ecrevisse" (Fr.) ; from "krebs" (Ger.), a 

 crab. 



CUDDIE (see Coalfish). — This term applies equally to the 

 young of the coalfish, codling, lythe, etc. 



CUTTLE-FISH.— Cudal, cuiteal ; Fadhbhag, faobhag ; Gib- 

 bearnach, gibneach ; Suil-an-toin (Lochcarron). 



Anchor-fish ; Catfish (Ir.), codulle, coil, coodle, cudele (A. S.) ; 

 Flosk ; Hosefish, hosie ; Ink-fish; Man sucker; Octopus, O or 

 Oo-fish ; Sea-sleeve slieve or slieve-fish, skeetack ; Wase-scite, 

 whaal or whaal-skate (large). 



The cuttle-fish is believed to be the fish of the razor, spout, or 

 hosefish detached from its shell and grown large. 



DEVIL-FISH (see Angler). 



DOGFISH. — Bearach, beerach, biagaish, biorach, boc-glas 

 (large, overgrown), buraghlas ; Cu-mara ; Dallag, dallag-na-h- 



