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Quotation dates: 1795
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†OUT SEA, n. The deep sea. Used attrib.Kcd. 1795 Stat. Acc.1 XV. 230:
Large boats were employed from the beginning of May till the first of August, in catching cod, ling, &c. or in what is called the out sea fishing, from the fishing ground lying at the distance of 40 or 50 miles from shore.
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