Lexicographical Neighbors of Custocks
Literary usage of Custocks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Scottish Notes and Queries edited by John Bulloch (1888)
"custocks and runts mean practically the same, namely, the stalks of the kail or
... The custocks had a great deal of juicy sweetness to impart to the ..."
2. Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country (1866)
"... which gave rise to the following lines in the well-known song of ' Cauld Kail
in Aberdeen, and custocks in Strathbogie : ' Now, Aberdeen, ..."
3. The Great North of Scotland Railway: A Guide by William Ferguson (1881)
"... is the "The Three-Gir'd Cog:"— There's cauld kail in Aberdeen, And custocks in
... pretty popular :— There's cauld kail in Aberdeen, And custocks in ..."
4. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1819)
"... whilst you rest your self, and send you summons upon the first savory scent.
Having had, it would appear, little better than " custocks at ..."
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