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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1894
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BASKET-HINGER, n. (See quot.) [′bɑskɪt-′hɪŋər]w.Dmf. 1894 J. Shaw in Trans. Dmf. and Gall. Antiq. Soc. 143:
Basket-hinger, the gold-crested wren.
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