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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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¶YAUR, n. In comb. red yaur, the name given by the Newhaven fishermen to a species of fucus used by children to paint their faces (Edb. 1808 Jam.).
[Sic, but ? a mistake for waur, Ware, n.1]
