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hövi

nounsea

Shallow woven bait-carrying basket

a shallow basket woven from straw or dock leaves, used to hold or transport bait and small fish

Example in use

A'll tak the hövi doon tae the voe.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/HUH-vee/

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Origin & context

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