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Quotation dates: 1793
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UXE, n. The mature coal-fish, Gadus virens, in its fourth year. See also Cuddie, n.1, Saithe, n.1 Gael.w.Sc. 1793 J. L. Buchanan Travels W. Hebr. 23:
The fourth year they [cuddies] are called Uxes.
