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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1649
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Halffer, n. [*Half n.2] One who fishes with a haaf-net (*Half-net n.2). —1649 Dumfries Kirk S. in Sc. Studies II. 169.
These fishers and halffers of Keltoun