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Quotation dates: 1899
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DRAVEN, Dravin, adj. Of meat or fish: decomposed, rotten, decayed; of milk: sour (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), dravin; Sh.10 1949).Sh. 1899 J. Spence Folk-Lore 178:
Dere wis kippocks o' haddocks an' weel-speeted hoes, Heads dow'd, vam'd an draven, affectin' da nose.
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