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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1860
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BUTTONER, n. A salmon of the gray scool kind (see Gray, adj., 1. (25)).Slk. 1860 J. Locke Tweed & Don 29:
These buttoner fish are so called from an exterior mark, like a button, on their throat.
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"Buttoner n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00088230>
