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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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BUNTIN-CRAB, n. comb. A crab-apple.Bnff. 1880 J. F. S. Gordon Chron. of Keith 160:
While the tusks munched and crunched these cabbaged [pilfered] buntin-crabs, their intense acidity caused screwed faces.
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