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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1700+
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(Crag-,) Craig-herring, n. [Crag n.1] ? The shad. — a1710 Sibbald Fife 126.
The shad, or mother of the herrings. I suspect this may be that which our fishers call the craig-herring
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