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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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(Unguttit,) Ungutted, Ungouttit, ppl. adj. [Gut v.] Of fish: Not gutted, with the guts intact. — 1666 Nicoll Diary 452.
Ther war sindrie fresch, callour, and ungouttit herring, takin 1712 Vernon Par. & Kirk Hawick (1900) 99.
Thinking they [sc. the herring] would spile if lying ungutted until the Monday
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