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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1897
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†HOLGIN, n. Also hulgin. A tall man, a big, raw-boned, clumsy person or animal (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)). [′hɔlgɪn]Sh. 1897 J. Jakobsen Dial. Shet. 49:
A big and stout fellow is called "a hulgin o' a fellow."
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