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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1908

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AVNET, n. (See quot.) Cf. Ave, n.1 [′ɑ:vnɛt]Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
Small net by which a man, the so-called skumer, catches the fish (herrings) falling or slipping out of the net.

[See Ave, n.1.]

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