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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1845
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MUSKAN, n. Also muskin. A shellfish of the genus Xyrichthys, a razor-fish (Kcb. 1927 Gallov. Annual 60; Wgt. 1963).
Comb. muskan-spear, a long spike used to spear these (Wgt. 1963).Wgt. 1845 Stat. Acc.2 IV. 163:
The sands on the Bay of Luce abound with a shell-fish vulgarly called muskins or razor-fish.
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