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skaap

nounsea

bed or colony of sea mussels

a colony or bed of mussels attached together on rocks or the seabed

Example in use

Da skaap cling tae da stane.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/SKAHP/

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Origin & context

old norsecurrentneutralalso: sheep

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