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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Sked(d)an, n. [Gael. sgadan a herring.] A fish of the herring species. —1684 Sibbald Scot. Illustr. iii 37.
Catalogum piscium … Skedan 16… Macfarlane's Geog. Coll. III 190.
Skeddan a fish so called, but esteemed an anchove
