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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1929
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†FURK, v. Of fish: to melt (the oil from the liver) (Ork. 1845 Stat. Acc.2 XIV. 96; Ork. 1866 Edm. Gl.). Only in pr.p. furkan, -in.Ork. 1929 Marw.:
“Furkan the livers”: melting out the oil.
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