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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1685
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Lyen, n. (?) — 1685 Dunlop P. III. 16.
Ther is a kyand of fishe that they call turtle … and the teast of the lyen of the fiesh is just the teast of fresh beif
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