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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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EELO, n. Ork. variant of eel; “a usual form among schoolboys in 1890” (Ork.¹ 1941).Ork. 1880 Dennison Sketch-Bk. 100:
Jeust as an eelo's tail wad cringle Amang the mud an ower the gingle.