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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1925-1932
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JUMBO, n. Sc. usages:
1. A large haddock (Abd., Fif., Bwk. 1959).Abd. 1932 J. Leatham Fisherfolk 123:
The jumboes, I understand, are a haddock of elephantine size.
‡2. A factory siren (Rxb.5 1949).Rxb. 1925 E. C. Smith Mang Howes 24:
The droang o the Toon's clock an the bumm of the jumboes; whan the mills was skailin.
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