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Quotation dates: 1836
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†SHEEN, n.2 The backbone of a fish.Per. 1836 G. Penny Traditions 237:
In the operation of dressing the fish, the backbones were extracted: these were sold to the inhabitants for a trifle, and supplied a good and cheap dinner to many a family in Perth. Twopence-worth of these "sheens," as they were called, would have abundantly served a large family.
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