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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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GULF, n. Sh. usage: a hollow scrape, a rut (Sh. 1955).Sh. 1922 J. Inkster Mansie's Röd 138:
Sees doo no da flüer? Man, he [pig]'s playin da curse. Luik at da gulfs 'at he's rütid at da partishin an' afore da ben door.
