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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1892
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‡TRIV, v., n. [trɪv]
I. v. To jerk, tug, snatch at; specif. in sea-taboo speech, of a fish: to take the bait (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)).
II. n. A jerk, tug, twitch.Sh. 1892 G. Stewart Fireside Tales 247:
Just as Girzie taks on da cashie she gies her a most tremedous triv.
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