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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1760
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†OSTOUN, n. A name for a stag of the fourth year. Gael.Sc. 1760 R. Pococke Tours (S.H.S.) 119:
The males of the red deer are distinguished by different names in Eirshe and English according to their ages. The first year a fawn; . . . fourth, Ostoun.
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