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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BUCKER, n.⁴ “A name given to a species of whale” (w.Sc. 1808 Jam.); “sometimes applied to the porpoise” (Arg.¹ 1936).Gsw. 1795 Stat. Acc.¹ V. 535:
“Grampus, or Bucker, Delphinus Orca” (Linn.) is mentioned as a fish found in the frith of Clyde.