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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Pinne, n. (F. pinne a genus of bivalve mollusc, L. pinna. Cf. e.m.E. pinna (c 1520).) —1581-1623 James VI Poems I. 117/34.
In the uauie raigne Pinne uith hir spie, the quhaile
