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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SHARE, v.3 Pa.p. shorn; ¶shurren (Sh. 1849 Irvine MSS). Of milk: to curdle, become sour and solid (Ork. 1969). Also fig. A shorn sea, a sea white with foam.Ork. 1880 Dennison Sketch-Bk. 17:
De bull ran roaran' an' ragean', like a shorn sea, right for Paetie Linklid.Ork. 1929 Marw.:
That milk's shorn already.
