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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1880
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BAVIN, n.1 (See quot.)Uls. 1880 W. H. Patterson Gl. Ant. and Dwn. 6:
Bavin, a sea fish, the ballan wrasse, family Labrus. Fishermen esteem it of very little account, and generally use it to bait their lobster-pots with.
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