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Quotation dates: 1963
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MARKING, vbl.n. A catch of herring, however small, as opposed to nothing at all, sc. to be marked down in the log.Abd. 1963 Buchan Observer (12 Nov.) 7:
Excitedly he urged upon them to rise and haul the nets before they sank! The “fun” began. A marking! Half a basket! Twa baskets! A cran! Twa cran! Three cran!
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