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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1681
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Selkhorn, n. (Of obscure origin; in the mod. dial. as Shilcorn ‘the pimple caused by acne, a blackhead’ (SND).) — 1681 Colvil Whig's Suppl. (1751) 20.
A nose Upon which savage beasts did feed, As worms and selkhorns
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