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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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¶LOOP-EER, n. comb. Nonce form of Eng. lop-ear, of a rabbit.Abd. 1917 E. S. Rae War Poems 49:
Fin a loon his loop-eer rabbit hid “Lord Nelson” for a name.
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