ˈrodden-fluke Sc.
Also roddan-.
[Perh. f. rodding vbl. n.2: cf. the synonymous rawn-fluke. In Northumb. called roddams.]
The turbot.
| 1795 J. Donaldson Agric. Kincardine 415 Scate, turbot, (called here rodden fluke, and bannock fluke) and flounders. 1802 Pinkerton Mod. Geogr. I. 192 The Turbot..in Scotland is called Rodden-fleuk; the last word being a general denomination for flounders and other flat fish. 1882 Day Fishes Gr. Brit. II. 12 Turbot,..Roddan or roan fleuk,..east coast of Scotland. |