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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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¶TAUR, n. Given as a Sh. fisher-taboo word for a boat, but prob. a mistake for Faar, n.2 Cf. makkbut s.v. Mak.Sh. 1932 J. M. E. Saxby Trad. Lore 180:
No bit of a boat might be given its proper name at sea. The boat itself was the makkbut, or the taur.
