cranreuch

cranreuch
/krahn"reuhkh/, n. Scot.
hoarfrost.
[1675-85; appar. < ScotGael phrase crann reodhach frosty tree, equiv. to crann tree + reodh frost, hoarfrost + -ach adj. suffix]

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