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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1853
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†MOFFAT, n.2 A species of fish.Fif. 1853 St. Andrews Alumnus Chronicle (June 1931) 23:
They had a great idea of some fishes called moffats at breakfast.
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