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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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(Cavingis,) Cawingis, n. pl. [Eng. dial. cavings, f. ME. cave to thresh.] Refuse of threshed corn. — 1591 Edinb. Test. XXIII. 293.
The stray of aucht bollis peis & beins, with the brok of the haill stray, that is to say, calf and cawingis
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