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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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†CAWDAH, n. Lint; “a soft substance extracted from linen, for the benefit of wounds and sores” (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 130).
[See etym. note to Cadda, and cf. Irish cadás, cotton, scraping of linen rags.]
