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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1650
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Hering-man, n. [e.m.E. hering-man (a 1568). Cf. also Herringman.] A herring fisher. — c1650 Spalding II. 340.
Thair [= these] hering men
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