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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1932
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AUX-BIT, n. "A nick, in the form of the letter V, cut out of the hinder part of a sheep's ear," Jam.2 1825 for Ayrshire; he gives back-bit as synon., Clydesdale. [′ǫksbɪt Ayr.]Ayr.7 1932:
Let's hae a luik at that auxbit. (The "nick," so called, may be V-shaped, or round, or square — any form in fact.)
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