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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1710
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DEB, n. Sc. form of Eng. dab, a small flatfish. Used attrib. in quot.Fif. 1710 R. Sibbald Hist. Fif. and Knr. 51:
The Oviparous and Spinous Fishes. . . . the Deb Flook.
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