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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1494
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Moigne, Moyne, n. [F. moine monk.] Moigne of the sey, the monk-fish, a kind of shark or dog-fish with a broad, flat head. —1494 Loutfut MS. 34 a.
The moigne [Lindsay MS. moyne] of the sey is a monstre quhilk has the first part of his body lik to the figour humane bot that his nes partis nocht fra his mouth