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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1931
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†GJONGER, n. A tabu-name or sea-term for a horse (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)). [′gjɔŋgər]Sh. 1931 J. Nicolson Tales 56:
Domestic animals likewise had their sea-names . . . the horse da gjonger.
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