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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1891
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PUI, int. In phrs. pui ho!, pui hup! a call to calves.Rxb. 1891 R. Ford Thistledown 187:
I whiles say, Pui hup! and whiles I say Pui ho! to the caws.
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