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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶WHUSH-SHOW, int. “A call made by sportsmen to start game” (Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 477).
[Whush, used exclam., + Eng. shoo! Cf. Fyshoo.]
