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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1829-1844
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MAST, v. Of herring: to net, to enmesh (Ags., Uls. 1962).Crm. 1829 H. Miller Herring Fishing 17:
It was calculated that not less than two hundred barrels of herrings were masted in this single drift.n.Sc. 1844 N. Brit. Review (Aug.) 358:
It has been estimated that four hundred barrels of herrings have been at once “masted” in a single drift.
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