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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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KITCHENER, n. A large-sized specimen of the shell Buccinum undatum (Ags. 1900–60).Ags. 1952 Scots Mag. (Feb.) 358:
Odd shellfish may turn out to be “dog buckies” or “kitcheners.”