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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1938
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†YONSI, n. Also jonsi, jonsa (Jak.). A sea-taboo term for a hen (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)).Sh. 1938 I. B. S. Holborn Foula 125:
Cock and hen are called "chanticleer and yonsis."
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