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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1834

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†CHOVY, n. A clove.Sc. 1834 Wilson Noctes Amb. (1856) IV. 161:
The kyeanne pepper —. . . the Hervey sass — the yest — and the chovies!

[Prob. from It. chiovo, Lat. clavus, a nail, from the resemblance in shape.]

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