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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Eicen, v. [Later dial. eisin, eassin.] intr. Of a cow: To desire the male. — 1661 Acts VII. 183/2.
The other calves preserved for breeding, … which within three years after the calving … would have eicened
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