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First published 1934 (SND Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1885
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BASS COCK, n. The puffin, Fratercula Arctica.Sc. 1885 C. Swainson Brit. Birds 220:
Bass Cock, the puffin. So called from its haunt the Bass rock.
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