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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1824
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¶HUAM, n. The cry of the owl (see quot.).Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 277:
The moan of the owl in the warm days of summer; it retires into the darkest recesses of woods, and continues repeating, with a moaning air, "huam".
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