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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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†KEENFISH, n. Also kinn-fish. The flesh obtained from the head of a fish (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928), kinn-, 1914 Angus Gl.). [′kin-, ′kɪn-]Sh. 1882 Gentleman's Mag. CCLII. 471:
The “kinn-fish”, that is, the cheek-flesh, of the turbot is never eaten, but always cut out raw . . . It is a peculiarity, and never observed in the case of other fish.