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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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¶JET, n. A jetty, a pier.Abd. 1795 Session Papers, Leslie v. Fraser (29 March 1805) 50:
He knows that in the place mentioned there is a small jet or pier, where the fishing-boats land their fish at the fish-house to the south of the bridge.