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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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POD, n. Also pode (Uls.). The louse, Pediculus capitis (Bnff. 1866 Gregor D. Bnff. 131).Uls. 1880 Patterson Gl.:
Children are warned that if they do not allow their heads to be combed with a “fine tooth comb”, the podes will make ropes of their hair, and drag them into the sea and drown them.