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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1616-1625
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Pow, n.2[Origin obscure. Also in mod. south-eastern dial. as poo, pou, pow.] 'The common edible crab.' — 1616 Ritchie Ch. S. Baldred 148.
[She was] gathering powis and lobsteris at Skugall sea1625 Ib. 210.
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