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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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UREN, n. In Sh. sea-taboo usage: a scythe (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.).

[Prob. of the same orig. as Ureen, from Norw. dial. øyra, ear, handle, 'lug', from the two handles of the implement.]

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